Iceberg Under Cloudy Skies, Canada
date: label: Date
content: June–July 1859
name: label: Artist
content: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Seascape sketch showing a close view of a large iceberg under cloudy skies off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. Dominating the composition at center and almost stretching across the entire scene, this iceberg is generally craggy and sharp in form, featuring two pointed peaks at left and right. Dark blue veins of ice are visible throughout the berg, while its lower sections show signs of melting and erosion.The iceberg floats on dark brown ocean waters beneath a gray, overcast sky.
place: label: made in
content: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
label: place depicted
content: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Louis P. Church
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1917-4-305-a
objectType: label: Type
content: seascapes
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Oil and graphite on tan paperboard
label: Dimensions
content: 30.5 × 50.9 cm (12 × 20 1/16 in.)