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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil sketch of a spreading tamarind tree with feathery leaves beside smaller trees on tan paper.

Tamarind Tree, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a mountain range above a shaded ridge, with handwritten color notes on a cream sheet.

Rugged Mountain, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch with white highlights of snowy mountain peaks, a wooded riverbank, and handwritten colour notes on paper.

River and Mountain Peaks, Berchtesgaden, Germany

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Oil study of a fig tree covered in philodendron vines rising from rocks, with a hazy sky and distant trees.

Fig Tree and Wild Philodendron, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of palm trees on a riverbank with a distant range of cloud-capped mountains and handwritten notes.

Landscapes along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a tall evergreen tree beside distant mountains and clouds, with handwritten notes on the landscape.

Mountains and an Evergreen, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of jagged snowy Alpine peaks above a valley with a church spire at left.

Landscape in the Austrian Alps

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Loose painted sketch of a brown wooded hillside above a pale green field under a light sky.

Wooded Hillside

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a wooded bank with tall pine trees, fallen branches and rocks on tan paper.

Wooded Bank, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of a riverside landscape with trees, rocks and rushing water, with white highlights and faint handwriting at up

Below the Bridge, Niagara River, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a gnarled bare tree above low shrubs and a leafy weed sprig, with handwritten labels on tan paper.

Gnarled Tree and Weed, Obersee, Germany

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of several trees with handwritten notes on bark, leaves and branches, on pale paper.

Trees and Plants, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Oil sketch of a sunset over a lake and mountains, with dark clouds, glowing orange light and a small sailboat.

Sunset across the Hudson Valley, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of a distant mountain range with a small cow in the foreground and handwritten color notes on the paper.

Mountain Landscape with a Cow, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a tree with branches and loose foliage on pale paper, with a handwritten date at upper right.

Sketch of a Tree, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch on grey paper with cloud studies, hills, handwritten color notes, and a small moon at upper left.

Full Moon over Mountains, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink drawing of a river landscape with a leaning tree, dense foliage, and distant buildings across the water.

Imaginary River Landscape with Wooded Banks

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a rocky valley with cliffs, terraces, and distant hills under an empty sky.

El Yemen Valley, Part Two

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of distant mountains and clouds with handwritten colour notes including blue, pink and coppery yellow.

Mountainous Landscape with a Figure, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Oil sketch of a misty mountain gorge with a tower on a cliff top, peaks lit pink under a golden evening sky.

Castle in the Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Hazy distant hills under a pale sky, with a small bird on a leafy shrub at right and a grassy slope at lower left.

Distant Hills, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Loose painted sketch of autumn-toned rolling hills in reddish and ochre hues under a pale sky, with grass in the foreground.

The Catskill Mountains in Autumn, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of distant mountain ridges with a small bare tree and shrubs in the foreground, on pale paper.

Blue Mountain Peak, from Bloxburgh, Jamaica, Part Two

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketches of a leafy tree and an uprooted tree with exposed roots on cream paper, dated September 1840.

Sketches of Tree and Roots, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Hazy blue mountains rise above a green valley with ferns and shrubs in the foreground under a pale sky.

In the Blue Mountains, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of farmhouses on a hillside with trees and distant mountains, inscribed Guaranda June 3 37.

Houses in the Mountains of Guaranda, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a tree trunk with a dark ant nest and a small leafy plant growing from it on pale paper.

Ant's Nest on a Tree Trunk, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a leafy tree with a branching trunk above a wooden fence, with faint smaller tree studies to the right.

Tree Sketches, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Oil sketch of a tall tree fern over banana plants and a grassy Jamaican hillside, with a pale blue sky.

Tree Fern, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Painted study of a slender palm tree on a grassy slope with rocks and shrubs, against a brown, brushy background.

Palm Trees, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860