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Drawing, Ruins near Burak, Syria

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated April 27, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green wove paper; verso: graphite. 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

12.3 × 21.4 cm (4 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: Chock / red / yel / Choc; in graphite, lower left: Stones blackish grey / with grey white & orange spots / orange very conspicuous; in graphite, lower right: Burak April 27th /68; in graphite, verso upper left: grey / Y B / 2 2 / green / red / 2 - bunch of Rocks cropping out of / a grey; in graphite, verso center left: snow / blue purp; in graphite, verso upper right: red / blue / w / goats; in graphite, upper right: Red green / purp gold / Brown / B G / B / Y G

Cite this object as

Drawing, Ruins near Burak, Syria; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green wove paper; verso: graphite; 12.3 × 21.4 cm (4 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-931

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