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Drawing, Sunrise, Jamaica

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May–September 1865 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on off-white 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

29.2 × 45.5 cm (11 1/2 × 17 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457d

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sunrise, Jamaica; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Jamaica, West Indies; oil and graphite on off-white paperboard; 29.2 × 45.5 cm (11 1/2 × 17 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-793

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