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1917

  • We acquired this object.

1970

2025

Drawing, Bird of Paradise among Jungle Undergrowth, Jamaica

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1865 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite 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

29.4 × 27.2 cm (11 9/16 × 10 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, verso lower right: Jamaica -- West Indies

Cite this object as

Drawing, Bird of Paradise among Jungle Undergrowth, Jamaica; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on paperboard; 29.4 × 27.2 cm (11 9/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-349

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