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Artist:
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900  Search this
Medium:
Oil and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions:
29.3 × 17.5 cm (11 9/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
Type:
nature studies
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Place depicted:
Jamaica
Date:
May 1865
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Botanical study of five young trumpet trees in the Jamaican jungle. Tress comprise central focus, with some foliage and soil at their bases. Broad leaves rendered in white and green. Black-green ground visible in background.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louis P. Church
Accession Number:
1917-4-676-a
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4fecc8c3b-9054-451a-9873-cbc9164c1c20
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1917-4-676-a