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Drawing, Dazzling Meteor over Hudson, New York

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 1863 and 1862 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey wove paper; verso: graphite. 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.

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso upper left, L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: [overwritten: June] May 1863; in graphite, upper center: 4 / 8 / 3; in graphite, upper right: 7 / 6; in graphite, center left: whitish sky / 3; in graphite center: 2 / 5; in graphite, lower left: 2 - cool grey blue incline to yel / 4 - bluer 3 Towards sun / 5 - cold purple blue grey - / 6 - Delicate pink grey lights / 7 - Deepest blue; in graphite, lower right: 8 Meteor Dazzling white; in graphite, verso upper left: 2 - laky orange / 3 - Delicate smoky grey / 4 - Dark shadow / 5 - Ghostly; in graphite, verso upper center: cool / warm / purplish; in graphite, verso center left: 2 3 softened / 5; in graphite, verso lower left: brandy red; in graphite, verso lower right: 1862

Cite this object as

Drawing, Dazzling Meteor over Hudson, New York; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey wove paper; verso: graphite; Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-512

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