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Drawing, Cut-out of Mt. Katahdin from Katahdin Lake, Maine

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1852–1881 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on blue-grey wove 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 × 44.1 cm (3 1/8 × 17 3/8 in.) [irreg.]

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center left: correction; in graphite, lower center: Ktaadn from Ktaadn Lake

Cite this object as

Drawing, Cut-out of Mt. Katahdin from Katahdin Lake, Maine; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on blue-grey wove paper; 8 × 44.1 cm (3 1/8 × 17 3/8 in.) [irreg.]; Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1527

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