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Clouds, Jamaica

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Atmosphere sketch of clouds in the skies over Jamaica. One white, puffy cloud hangs at upper center, surrounded by smaller, darker clouds. At center right, the top of another large, billowing cloud is visible. Both highlighted in white gouache.
Verso: Atmosphere sketch showing an indistinct view of billowing clouds in an otherwise dark and hazy sky over Jamaica.
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; verso: graphite and white gouache
Dimensions
12.3 × 21.9 cm (4 13/16 × 8 5/8 in.)
Type
landscapes
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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