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Drawing, Sketches of Clouds and Dead Birch

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 1844 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on cream 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

11.9 × 18.8 cm (4 11/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, left: Dead birch; center right: Literal opies of a clouds; upper right: ditto; upper right corner: July 1844

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches of Clouds and Dead Birch; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on cream paper; 11.9 × 18.8 cm (4 11/16 × 7 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1417

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