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1917

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

Drawing, Cloud Sketch, Jamaica

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 1865 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey 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

11.5 × 20 cm (4 1/2 × 7 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: 3 / 2; in graphite, upper center: greyish but glaring; in graphite, upper right: Sun yellow tremendous / glow grading into fiery / orange and reddish orange / 2 dusky orange glow / 3 do reddish do / 4 - silvery bluish grey / [struckout: 5] open sky; in graphite, center left: 4 4; in graphite, center; 4 / 4 / 4 5; in graphite, center right: 4; in graphite, lower left: Jamaica / Aug; in graphite, lower center: yel over ferns; in graphite, lower right: Dark strong green

Cite this object as

Drawing, Cloud Sketch, Jamaica; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey wove paper; 11.5 × 20 cm (4 1/2 × 7 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-979-b

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