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1917

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Thunder Clouds, Jamaica, August 1865

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May–September 1865 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil on paperboard. 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

18.2 × 29.4 cm (7 3/16 × 11 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, verso lower center: Presented 1917 / by Mr. LP Church 2108

Cite this object as

Drawing, Thunder Clouds, Jamaica, August 1865; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Jamaica; oil on paperboard; 18.2 × 29.4 cm (7 3/16 × 11 9/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-407-b

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