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1905

  • Work on this object ended.

1955

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Study for "Muse of History"

This is a Drawing. It was created by Elihu Vedder. It is dated ca. 1895 and we acquired it in 1955. Its medium is pastel crayon on gray paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by The American Academy of Arts & Letters. It is credited Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Its dimensions are

30.9 x 21.7 cm (12 3/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Signed and inscribed in graphite, lower left: Study / for / Muse of U.S.A. / History / E. Vedder..

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for "Muse of History"; Elihu Vedder (American, 1836 – 1923); USA; pastel crayon on gray paper; 30.9 x 21.7 cm (12 3/16 x 8 9/16 in.) ; Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters; 1955-38-6

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