Bird of Paradise among Jungle Undergrowth, Jamaica

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Artist
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Botanical sketch of a bird of paradise plant among jungle undergrowth. Long, broad, green leaves with horizontal striations are simultaneously bathed in light and obscured in shadow, nearly blending with the dark background. Leaves and tendrils of nearby foliage are visible around margins.
Credit Line
Gift of Louis P. Church
June 1865
Accession Number
1917-4-349
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
landscapes
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Oil and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
29.4 × 27.2 cm (11 9/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
made in
Jamaica
place depicted
Jamaica
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Record ID
chndm_1917-4-349
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c314f0e9-828e-421f-9de4-2002ef279599
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