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Drawing, Palm Tree beside a Building, Mexico, 1884–1885

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1884–1885 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite. 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

17.4 × 10.2 cm (6 7/8 × 4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: brown green pinky / warm / grey / greenish warm / warm lights; in graphite, center: green / yellow light / Dark / green; in graphite, lower center: rich warm green / yel warm smoky tint / rich / cool / green / [---] / cool yel green sky / rich warm yel light; in graphite, verso center: Browner / corn yellow

Cite this object as

Drawing, Palm Tree beside a Building, Mexico, 1884–1885; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite; 17.4 × 10.2 cm (6 7/8 × 4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1076

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