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1909

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1953

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Drawing, The Sahara

This is a Drawing. It was created by Franklin Booth and published by Charles Scribners’ Sons. It is dated 1909 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is pen and black ink on illustration board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

Image: 21.2 × 20.3 cm (8 3/8 × 8 in.) Sheet: 31.6 × 30 cm (12 7/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed, lower left center: "Franklin Booth"

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Sahara; Franklin Booth (American, 1874–1948); Published by Charles Scribner's Sons; USA; pen and black ink on illustration board; Image: 21.2 × 20.3 cm (8 3/8 × 8 in.) Sheet: 31.6 × 30 cm (12 7/16 × 11 13/16 in.); 1953-48-33

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