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Drawing, Bamboo Bridge at Buga, Colombia and Girl Carrying a Jar, Cartago, Colombia

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan wove 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

16.1 × 23.4 cm (6 5/16 × 9 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c; in black ink, verso center, L.457d; in brown ink, verso center, L.457e.

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center: Bank / stream; in graphite, lower left: Girl carrying a Jar / Cartago; in graphite, lower right: - Buga - / Bamboo Bridge

Cite this object as

Drawing, Bamboo Bridge at Buga, Colombia and Girl Carrying a Jar, Cartago, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite on tan wove paper; 16.1 × 23.4 cm (6 5/16 × 9 3/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-53

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