Artist:

Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900  Search this

Medium:

Graphite on tan wove paper

Dimensions:

30.5 × 24.3 cm (12 in. × 9 9/16 in.)

Type:

nature studies

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Jamaica

Place depicted:

Jamaica

Date:

June 14, 1865

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Botanical study of the trunk and lower boughs of a small fan palm tree in Jamaica. At center, two drooping fronds prepare to fall. A small plant or flower grows on the left side of the tree trunk.

Credit Line:

Gift of Louis P. Church

Accession Number:

1917-4-6-c

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c7bac73e-df32-448a-b5ef-6a1972cc9a0f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1917-4-6-c