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Drawing, Sunbeams above the Catskills, Hudson, New York, Part One

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1882 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on 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

10 × 17.8 cm (3 15/16 × 7 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower right: sunlight green

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sunbeams above the Catskills, Hudson, New York, Part One; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on paper; 10 × 17.8 cm (3 15/16 × 7 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1278-a

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