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1917

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Sketches of Trees, Vines and a Bank of the Rio Magdalena, Columbia

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1853, probably May and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on gray 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

Sheet: 21.5 x 28.2 cm (8 7/16 x 11 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite ?, at top left: 2 Hanging vines / 2; and at bottom: Rio Magdalena

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches of Trees, Vines and a Bank of the Rio Magdalena, Columbia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite on gray paper; Sheet: 21.5 x 28.2 cm (8 7/16 x 11 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-103

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