Drawing, Bamboo Bridge at Buga, Colombia and Girl Carrying a Jar, Cartago, Colombia, July 1853, Frederic Edwin Church, July 1853

A detailed study of a bamboo bridge is shown in the center of the sheet. The bridge is arched above a stream and supported by struts which are joined at the center above the walkway. A figure of a man is shown walking at right. An additional sketch, of a girl seen from the back, is placed vertically at lower left. Date: July 1853. Dimensions: 16.2 x 23.4 cm (6 3/8 x 9 3/16 in.). Medium: graphite, paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Bamboo Bridge at Buga, Colombia and Girl Carrying a Jar, Cartago, Colombia, July 1853 (CH 18199157)