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Drawing, A Waterfall in Colombia

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil paint 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

31.6 x 44.2 cm (12 7/16 x 17 3/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed with brush and ?oil paint, lower left: June 53

Cite this object as

Drawing, A Waterfall in Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; brush and oil paint on paperboard; 31.6 x 44.2 cm (12 7/16 x 17 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-705

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