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Village, Teepees, and Totem by a Bay (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a black and white sketch of a landscape. The sketch is rectangular and oriented horizontally, contained within a thin black border. The scene features a body of water on the right side, with a boat visible in the distance. On the left side, there are several teepees and what appears to be a totem pole. In the background, there are mountains and a village. The entire scene is rendered in pencil, with varying shades of gray. The sketch appears to be a two-page spread from a sketchbook. The background of the image is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1885
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 488 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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