This and 281 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Scraps and Sketches by Frederick [sic] S. Church vol. 1.

Object Timeline

1938

  • We acquired this object.

2018

2025

  • You found it!

Ephemera, A Sensible Move: Our Marine Artist Utilizes the Sea Serpent

This is a Ephemera. It was created by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney. It is dated ca. 1890 and we acquired it in 1938. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

30.2 × 23.5 cm (11 7/8 × 9 1/4 in.)

It is signed

Signed in print, lower right: F. S. Church

It is inscribed

Inscribed in print, lower center: A Sensible Move: Our marine artist utilizes the sea serpent for our summer sketching trip.

Cite this object as

Ephemera, A Sensible Move: Our Marine Artist Utilizes the Sea Serpent; Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); USA; 30.2 × 23.5 cm (11 7/8 × 9 1/4 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-130

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

For higher resolution or commercial use contact ArtResource.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-6.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18346627/ |title=Ephemera, A Sensible Move: Our Marine Artist Utilizes the Sea Serpent |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=26 March 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>