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Drawing, Bird and Hillside with Fire, Jamaica

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

Cite this object as

Drawing, Bird and Hillside with Fire, Jamaica; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil paint on paperboard; Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-356-a

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