The Old Friar, Near Eastport, Maine
date: label: Date
content: August–September 1851
name: label: Artist
content: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Landscape sketch showing a view of a columnar rock formation known to Church as "The Old Friar" (now known as "Friar's Rock") on the coast of Maine near the town of Eastport. The foreground at left is covered with large boulders that lead up to the Old Friar itself, visible at center left. The cylindrical pinnacle has rugged sides and a flat top. A steep cliff stands beside the Old Friar at left. The middle distance is comprised of a body of water known as Cobscook Bay, while other islands and coastlines are visible in the distance. The wooded shore of Treat Island is shown in the background at center. At upper right, a separate sketch of a chicken in right profile is included.
place: label: made in
content: near Eastport, Maine, USA
label: place depicted
content: near Easport, Maine, USA
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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: 1917-4-488
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: drawing
label: Type
content: drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Graphite on tan wove paper
label: Dimensions
content: 28.7 × 38.9 cm (11 5/16 × 15 5/16 in.)