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Drawing, Design for a Fan

This is a Drawing. It was created by Mary Morison Brownson and student at Cooper Union Art School. It is dated 1894 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is graphite, gold, brush, and watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Cooper Union Art School. It is credited Gift of Cooper Union Art School.

Its dimensions are

28.9 x 53.4 cm (11 3/8 in. x 21 in.)

It is signed

Signed in gold, lower right: Mary Morison Brownson / 1894

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Fan; Mary Morison Brownson (American); Student at Cooper Union Art School; USA; graphite, gold, brush, and watercolor on paper; 28.9 x 53.4 cm (11 3/8 in. x 21 in.); Gift of Cooper Union Art School; 1953-31-3

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