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Drawing, Gnarled Dead Tree

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1851–52 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan 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

44.6 × 30.8 cm (17 9/16 × 12 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, lower right: L.457d

Cite this object as

Drawing, Gnarled Dead Tree; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Jamaica; graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite; 44.6 × 30.8 cm (17 9/16 × 12 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-15-a

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