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Drawing, Botanical Studies, Colombia
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on off-white 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 × 28.1 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c; in black ink, verso center, L.457d
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, upper margin: Small tree; in graphite, upper left: Monkey; in graphite, upper center: masses / form of leaves / Pale bluish green / masses turn up silvery / white [struckout: with] in a breeze / Trunk white grey; in graphite, upper right: masses; in graphite, center: Dark; in graphite, lower left: Memorandum / A species of tree / with rich chocolate / colored bark; in graphite, lower right: Lora pendula / Birdnests
Cite this object as
Drawing, Botanical Studies, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); probably Colombia; graphite on off-white laid paper; 21.5 × 28.1 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-137
