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1917

  • We acquired this object.

1970

2015

2025

Drawing, Mt. Katahdin from Katahdin Lake, Maine

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated possibly 1876–1881 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil 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

22.7 × 30.5 cm (8 15/16 × 12 in.)

It has the following markings

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

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mt. Katahdin from Katahdin Lake, Maine; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil on paperboard; 22.7 × 30.5 cm (8 15/16 × 12 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-323-a

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