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Drawing, Full Moon in a Cloudy Sky

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1865–75 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on gray-green wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Louis P. Church. It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.

Its dimensions are

11.6 × 19.7 cm (4 9/16 × 7 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, verso lower center: L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: open sky blackish blue / 5 - similar to above but darker; upper center: 4 / 4; upper right: 2 - cool grey green / 3 - faint reddish / orange glow from west / 4 - clouds warm / glow and moon lit

Cite this object as

Drawing, Full Moon in a Cloudy Sky; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on gray-green wove paper; 11.6 × 19.7 cm (4 9/16 × 7 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1173-a

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