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Clouds, Jamaica

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Atmosphere sketch showing a view of billowing clouds over an indistinct landscape in Jamaica. At center, the cloud's puffy forms are highlighted in white gouache while below it, what appears to be the wooded shoreline of a body of water is visible.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Date
May–September 1865
Credit Line
Gift of Louis P. Church
Medium
Graphite and white gouache on light brown wove paper
Dimensions
12.3 × 22.1 cm (4 13/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
Type
landscapes
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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