A Lizard, Jamaica
date: label: Date
content: June 1865
name: label: Artist
content: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Sketch of a green lizard climbing a wall in Jamaica. Facing upwards, the lizard's yellow right eye is turned toward the viewer while it secures itself with its sizeable claws on its feet. The lizard's long tail hangs vertically downward and curves to the right. The wall behind it is a splotchy mix of brown and gray hues.
place: label: made in
content: Jamaica
label: place depicted
content: Jamaica
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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: 1917-4-712-b
objectType: label: Type
content: nature studies
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Brush and oil, graphite on paperboard
label: Dimensions
content: 30.5 × 14.8 cm (12 × 5 13/16 in.)