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Drawing, The Electric Light, Study for Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL
This is a Drawing. It was created by J. Carroll Beckwith and made for World's Columbian Exposition. It is dated 1891–92 and we acquired it in 1915. Its medium is charcoal and graphite on cream wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
J. Carroll Beckwith.
It is credited Gift of J. Carroll Beckwith.
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Its dimensions are
61.4 × 45.5 cm (24 3/16 × 17 15/16 in.)
It is signed
Signed in graphite, lower right, below inscription: "Carroll Beckwith"
It is inscribed
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "The Electric Light / One of the figures in the pendentives / of the dome entitled Electricity / Manufactures Building–Chicago / Exposition 1901-2 / by Carroll Beckwith"; below figure, sketch labeled: "Black Cat"; upper left: "8 ft" [crossed out]; left center, scale indicated to "1 Foot"; below: "23.7"; lower left, "4.7"; lower center, in point of V: "23.7"; lower right corner, indistinct.
Cite this object as
Drawing, The Electric Light, Study for Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL; J. Carroll Beckwith (American, 1852–1917); Made for World's Columbian Exposition; USA; charcoal and graphite on cream wove paper; 61.4 × 45.5 cm (24 3/16 × 17 15/16 in.); Gift of J. Carroll Beckwith; 1915-2-2
