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Drawing, Drummer Seen from the Back

This is a Drawing. It was created by Winslow Homer. It is dated ca. 1864 and we acquired it in 1912. Its medium is charcoal, white chalk on blue-green wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Charles Savage Homer, Jr.. It is credited Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr..

Its dimensions are

42.9 × 28.9 cm (16 7/8 × 11 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in ink, lower right: Museum for the Arts of Decoration Cooper Union

Cite this object as

Drawing, Drummer Seen from the Back; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); USA; charcoal, white chalk on blue-green wove paper; 42.9 × 28.9 cm (16 7/8 × 11 3/8 in.); Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.; 1912-12-108

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