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Drawing, Desert Canyon, Palestine (Israel)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February–March 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white 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

8.6 × 17.1 cm (3 3/8 × 6 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: gold grey; verso upper left: 2 - bushes yellow tips (spring); verso center right: gold tinted ledge / beautiful reflections / 2 / silver grey sand / & stones

Cite this object as

Drawing, Desert Canyon, Palestine (Israel); Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; verso graphite; 8.6 × 17.1 cm (3 3/8 × 6 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-933-b

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