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1917

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

Drawing, Anatomical Sketches of Human and Animal Heads, 1877–80

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1877–80 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan wove 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

27.4 × 44.3 cm (10 13/16 × 17 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: Temporal bone / Zygoma / Parietal Bone / Frontal Bone / Occipital Bone / Malar Bone / Superior Maxillary / Inferior Maxillary / Bone / Frontal Section; upper center: Frontal B / Temporal B / Malar B / Sup Max / Inferior Max; upper right: 2d sheet / Tiger / Jaw; center left: Jew / Elevated type of negro / like child face; center: Gorilla; lower left: Egyptian / Egyptian / Higher type / Next type Jew; lower right: general / type of heads [?]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Anatomical Sketches of Human and Animal Heads, 1877–80; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan wove paper; 27.4 × 44.3 cm (10 13/16 × 17 7/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1532

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