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Drawing, Iceberg, St. Lewis Bay, Newfoundland
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 7-8, 1859 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on paperboard. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
Church’s hunt for icebergs led to frequent deviations from the ship’s planned course, in particular when they spotted what Noble describes as “a white pinnacle just pricking above the horizon.” In these sketches, Church accentuated the icebergs against vast, abstract expanses of sea.
This object was
donated by
Louis P. Church.
It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.
Its dimensions are
13.5 × 35 cm (5 5/16 × 13 3/4 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, verso lower center, L.457d
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, verso center: Battle Harbor - St. Lewis Bay
Cite this object as
Drawing, Iceberg, St. Lewis Bay, Newfoundland; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on paperboard; 13.5 × 35 cm (5 5/16 × 13 3/4 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-296-c
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions After Icebergs and The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.
