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Drawing, Clouds above the Hudson Valley, New York

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 1866 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on tan paperboard. 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

25.2 × 35.2 cm (9 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in black oil paint, lower left: July 66

Cite this object as

Drawing, Clouds above the Hudson Valley, New York; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on tan paperboard; 25.2 × 35.2 cm (9 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-446-a

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