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Drawing, Road in the Woods, Mexico

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February–April 1889 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite. 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

10.2 × 17.3 cm (4 × 6 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper margin: 2 - mountains near brown receding into / delicate blue; in graphite, center: 2; in graphite, lower right: green bushes

Cite this object as

Drawing, Road in the Woods, Mexico; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite; 10.2 × 17.3 cm (4 × 6 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1233

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