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Drawing, Standing Bedouin Figure

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1869 - 1870 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

35.6 × 23.6 cm (14 in. × 9 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

Cite this object as

Drawing, Standing Bedouin Figure; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on paperboard; 35.6 × 23.6 cm (14 in. × 9 5/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-751-b

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