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1953

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2015

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Drawing, Design for a Fan

This is a Drawing. It was created by Anna M. de Pool and student at Cooper Union Art School. It is dated 1894 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is pencil, watercolor, and gold on paper. red seal.. 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.

  • HL1 Desk Fan
  • enameled and chrome-plated steel, plastic, acrylic.
  • Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
  • 2017-51-9

Its dimensions are

H x W: 37.7 × 58.1 cm (14 13/16 × 22 7/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed, in pencil, lower right: "Anna M. de Pool"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Fan; Anna M. de Pool; Student at Cooper Union Art School; USA; pencil, watercolor, and gold on paper. red seal.; H x W: 37.7 × 58.1 cm (14 13/16 × 22 7/8 in.); Gift of Cooper Union Art School; 1953-31-6

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