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Drawing, White Heron, Greece

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated April 14-27, 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green laid 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.

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  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
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Its dimensions are

20.9 × 10.6 cm (8 1/4 × 4 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper right: White heron / Greece

Cite this object as

Drawing, White Heron, Greece; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green laid paper; 20.9 × 10.6 cm (8 1/4 × 4 3/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-449

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