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Drawing, Mounts Katahdin and Turner from Lake Katahdin, Maine, 1855–60

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1855–60 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, 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.

Its dimensions are

30.7 x 51 cm (12 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Verso: Written in graphite, "Katahdin from / Katahdin Lake / Turner Mountain

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mounts Katahdin and Turner from Lake Katahdin, Maine, 1855–60; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and oil paint on paperboard; 30.7 x 51 cm (12 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-643

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