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Drawing, House and Shed, Calamar, Colombia, May 1853

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

21.5 × 28.5 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c; in black ink, verso lower center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower right: At Calamar / May -53- Rio Magdalena

Cite this object as

Drawing, House and Shed, Calamar, Colombia, May 1853; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite, white gouache, and oxidized white gouache on gray laid paper; 21.5 × 28.5 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-56

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