There is one other image of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

Object Timeline

1917

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

Drawing, Sitting by the Campfire, Maine

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1877–1878 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and oxidizing white gouache on tan 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

24.4 × 44.1 cm (9 5/8 × 17 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, verso upper left [not in Church's hand]: No 5; in graphite, verso center right [not in Church's hand]: Mr. Church

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sitting by the Campfire, Maine; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and oxidizing white gouache on tan wove paper; 24.4 × 44.1 cm (9 5/8 × 17 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1275

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-6.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18193265/ |title=Drawing, Sitting by the Campfire, Maine |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=1 May 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>