This and 276 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Scraps and Sketches by Frederick [sic] S. Church vol. II.

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Ephemera, "The Momentous Question," From the original painting by F.S. Church at the Contemporary Exhibition of American Artists at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (The Saturday Evening Mail)

This is a Ephemera. It was after Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney. It is dated January 16, 1909 and we acquired it in 1938. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

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Ephemera, "The Momentous Question," From the original painting by F.S. Church at the Contemporary Exhibition of American Artists at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (The Saturday Evening Mail); After Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); USA; Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-403

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