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Schoodic Peninsula from Mt. Desert Island at Sunrise, Maine

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Artist

    Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900

    Description

    Landscape study showing a view of a vibrant sunrise over Frenchman Bay off the eastern coast of Mount Desert Island in Maine, specifically looking toward the Schoodic Peninsula from Schooner Head. In the foreground, small waves lap against semi-submerged rocks at lower right. In the middle distance at left, a rocky, wooded point of Schooner Head juts into the water. The rolling silhouette of Schoodic Peninsula stretches across the horizon in the background, with Schoodic Head prominently visible at right. Above, a massive, red-tinged band of clouds stretches across a golden, sun-soaked sky with other cream and orange clouds.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Louis P. Church

    Date

    1850–1851

    Accession Number

    1917-4-332

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    landscapes

    Object Name

    Drawing

    Type

    Drawing

    Medium

    Oil and graphite on paperboard

    Dimensions

    22.8 × 35.6 cm (9 × 14 in.)

    place depicted

    Maine, USA

    made in

    Maine, USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b9d75e68-d4f5-4840-acb9-2c2246871318

    Record ID

    chndm_1917-4-332

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