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Drawing, Anatomical Sketches of Heads and Facial Expressions
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1877–80 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite. 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
44.6 × 27.1 cm (17 9/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
It is inscribed
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: cadaverous head [arrow pointing up] / add a thick neck t'will / become demoniacal; upper center: Small / malar bone; upper right: Roman / (square) / Grecian; center left: Dante / 2 / 3 / 2 should / predominate / over 3 for / the higher type; center: Eyes apart / strenghtens the / face / near / weakens / Os Hyoides Trachea / Thyroid Cartilage / Acromalend; center right: Roman / eye of / health / Eyes looking / apart give / a peculiar / seriousness / Eye of sickness / clavicular end; lower left: Sternum / Manubrium / Gladiolus / Ensiform / Cartilage / sterno cleido / mastoidus; lower center: cervical section / Digastricus Trapezius; lower right: clavicular / limb / acromal / limb / Scapular / limb; verso lower right: Type of man / Type of woman
Cite this object as
Drawing, Anatomical Sketches of Heads and Facial Expressions; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite; 44.6 × 27.1 cm (17 9/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1531
