Artist:

Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900  Search this

Medium:

Oil on bright green paperboard

Dimensions:

30.2 × 50.4 cm (11 7/8 × 19 13/16 in.)

Type:

landscapes

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Jamaica

Place depicted:

Jamaica

Date:

May–September 1865

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Landscape sketch showing an immersive view within the dense forest of Jamaica. At center and left, three slender tree ferns are discernable against a loosely rendered backdrop of lush vegetation. Below, several fern plants are shown growing in the foreground, while in the background at left, small patches of blue-gray sky struggle to pierce the thick jungle canopy.

Credit Line:

Gift of Louis P. Church

Accession Number:

1917-4-672-c

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4508cf013-bf8d-4cc6-9d1a-6fb8186f0ecb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1917-4-672-c