Waves
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Waves

TitleWaves
ArtistFrederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Datepossibly 1860 19th century
MediumGraphite on gray-green wove paper
ClassificationDrawing
OriginMaine, USA Maine
Holding institutionSmithsonian Open Access
Credit lineGift of Louis P. Church
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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