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Drawing, Canoe Rider on the Millinocket River, Maine

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated October 4, 1878 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white wove paper. 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

10.2 × 17.8 cm (4 × 7 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, center: [illegible]; lower center: Millinoket River/Oct 4th 78.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Canoe Rider on the Millinocket River, Maine; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; 10.2 × 17.8 cm (4 × 7 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-972-a

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