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Drawing, Landscape Sketches at Minnewaska

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington. It is dated August 28, 1889 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is graphite, white chalk on pale brown paper. 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.

Its dimensions are

25.3 × 35.3 cm (9 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left center: The Catskills / looking north from window of 140 - Wildmere H. / Minnewaska - Aug 28 . 89; lower left: morning after Rev D Duouglas[?] / lecture on Tom Hood - - Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower right: under the Cliff House / Minnewaska - July 26/89; lower right: at Landing met / Miss Rogers + 3 children / of Mrs (now over + on / stairs above landing / met Miss Blackstone / + pantry.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Landscape Sketches at Minnewaska; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); USA; graphite, white chalk on pale brown paper; 25.3 × 35.3 cm (9 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-665

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