Frederic Edwin Church letter to Martin Johnson Heade

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Object Details

Creator

Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900

Heade, Martin Johnson, 1819-1904

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

Letter : 4 p. : handwritten ; 21 x 27 cm., folded to 21 x 14 cm.

Summary

Church describes his house which is currently being built, mentions a work he calls "Jerusalem" that is in progress and comments on the art market.

Citation

Frederic Edwin Church. Frederic Edwin Church letter to Martin Johnson Heade, 1870 Oct. 24. Martin Johnson Heade papers, 1853-1904. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

U.S. public domain

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1870 Oct. 24

Record number

(DSI-AAA)15143

Type

Correspondence

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Martin Johnson Heade papers, 1853-1904

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Art market

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_15143