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1930

  • Work on this object began.

1940

  • Work on this object ended.

1953

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Print, The City

This is a Print. It was created by Samuel Chamberlain. It is dated ca. 1935 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is sepia ink on cream paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by William J. Donald. It is credited Gift of William J. Donald.

Its dimensions are

29.8 × 22.6 cm (11 3/4 × 8 7/8 in.) Platemark: 23.1 × 17.2 cm (9 1/8 × 6 3/4 in.)

It is signed

Signed in margin, in graphite, lower right: "Samuel Chamberlain"

Cite this object as

Print, The City; Samuel Chamberlain (American, 1895 - 1975); USA; sepia ink on cream paper; 29.8 × 22.6 cm (11 3/4 × 8 7/8 in.) Platemark: 23.1 × 17.2 cm (9 1/8 × 6 3/4 in.); Gift of William J. Donald; 1953-102-19

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