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1935

  • Work on this object began.

1945

  • Work on this object ended.

1955

  • We acquired this object.

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Print, Morning, ca. 1940

This is a Print. It was created by Morris Henry Hobbs. It is dated ca. 1940 and we acquired it in 1955. Its medium is etching in dark brown ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by William Franklin Mitchell and Mrs. William Franklin Mitchell.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 4.5 × 3.9 cm (1 3/4 × 1 9/16 in.) Sheet: 9.1 × 7.6 cm (3 9/16 × 3 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: Morris Henry Hobbs

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: MORNING

Cite this object as

Print, Morning, ca. 1940; Morris Henry Hobbs (American, 1892–1967); USA; etching in dark brown ink on paper; Platemark: 4.5 × 3.9 cm (1 3/4 × 1 9/16 in.) Sheet: 9.1 × 7.6 cm (3 9/16 × 3 in.); 1955-111-36-a

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