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1917

  • We acquired this object.

2015

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Drawing, Clouds

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August and October 1844 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white 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

25.7 × 38.7 cm (10 1/8 × 15 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, verso: bottom left margin, L.457c.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite: upper left, 2 dazzling white; upper middle, Aug. 1844; upper right, Broken clouds / Thin edges (ragged) / light; verso middle center, Oct. 1844.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Clouds; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white paper; 25.7 × 38.7 cm (10 1/8 × 15 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1292

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