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1908

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1954

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Washington Skyline, Design for Washington Board of Trade Dinner, May 13, 1908

This is a Drawing. It was created by James Henry Moser. It is dated 1908 and we acquired it in 1954. Its medium is pen and black ink, graphite on thin board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Louis Cohen. It is credited Gift of Louis Cohen.

Its dimensions are

27 × 38 cm (10 5/8 × 14 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in pen and black ink with artist's monogram, center right: JHM'08

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "Hosts" / (Keep Clean - return / drawing to Moser); lower center: 10 in -

Cite this object as

Drawing, Washington Skyline, Design for Washington Board of Trade Dinner, May 13, 1908; James Henry Moser (Canadian, 1854–1913); USA; pen and black ink, graphite on thin board; 27 × 38 cm (10 5/8 × 14 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis Cohen; 1954-125-56

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