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Drawing, Iceberg in Cartwright's Bight, Southwest from Battle Harbor, Canada, June or July 1859

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June or July 1859 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil paint, 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

30.5 × 46.1 cm (12 × 18 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, verso upper center: Cartwright's Bight S.W. from Battle Harbor

Cite this object as

Drawing, Iceberg in Cartwright's Bight, Southwest from Battle Harbor, Canada, June or July 1859; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); brush and oil paint, graphite on tan paperboard; 30.5 × 46.1 cm (12 × 18 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-289-a

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions After Icebergs and The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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