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Camp A: Log Cabin in Woods (from Sketchbook)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white pencil drawing on paper of a log cabin in a snowy forest. The cabin is to the right and made of horizontal logs. A pile of firewood is stacked next to it. The cabin has a single door and window, and smoke is coming out of the chimney. The roof of the cabin and the pile of firewood are covered in snow. Snow surrounds the bottom of the trees. The trees are tall and thin with no leaves at the bottom. The background is shaded gray. The drawing is rectangular and oriented horizontally. The date 21. 1887. is written in the bottom right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1885
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 238 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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