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Drawing, Sketches of Camels, Against Evening Sky
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February or March 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on 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
8.6 × 17.1 cm (3 3/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamp in black ink, lower center (Lugt 457c): Museum for the Arts of Decoration Cooper Union
It is inscribed
Inscribed in graphite, center: Against evening sky Verso: Inscribed in graphite with color notations throughout: Delicate blue purp[le]; silvery grey rocks; Ledgy; Grass brilliant yel[low] green / rocks reflect the sun gold - standing water silver blue; 2. Greenish yellow glow
Cite this object as
Drawing, Sketches of Camels, Against Evening Sky; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on paper; 8.6 × 17.1 cm (3 3/8 × 6 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-483