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1917

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Mt. Katahdin from Katahdin Lake, Maine

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated probably 1876–1881 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and pencil 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

28.4 x 30.6 cm (11 3/16 x 12 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center left: Katahdin from K. Lake

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mt. Katahdin from Katahdin Lake, Maine; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and pencil on paperboard; 28.4 x 30.6 cm (11 3/16 x 12 1/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-639

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