Object Details
- Artist
- Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
- Description
- Landscape study showing a view of tree ferns and other vegetation in the dense Jamaican rainforest. At center left, a tall tree fern with a broad, arching canopy serves as the focus of the composition. At right, two other tree ferns are shown surrounded by thick foliage, while at left, similarly lush greenery helps frame the view. Above, blue sky is visible through a break in the jungle canopy.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Louis P. Church
- May–September 1865
- Accession Number
- 1917-4-743-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- landscapes
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Oil over graphite on bright green paperboard
- Dimensions
- 30.4 × 50.5 cm (11 15/16 × 19 7/8 in.)
- made in
- Jamaica
- USA
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1917-4-743-b
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq468f572a4-e406-4007-889a-aeae3c5c99a4
