Coconut Palm, 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 coconut palm in Jamaica. Upper portion of tree with fronds comprises central focus, and delicately reflects sun's light. In background, lush slope descends from left to right. Beyond, a hazy sky rendered in shades of yellow and blue.
Credit Line
Gift of Louis P. Church
June 1865
Accession Number
1917-4-674-b
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
nature studies
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Oil and graphite on tan paperboard
Dimensions
27.7 × 24.5 cm (10 7/8 × 9 5/8 in.)
made in
Jamaica
place depicted
Jamaica
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1917-4-674-b
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq490955f00-f60b-4754-9275-5338f18fc392
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