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1932

  • Work on this object began.

1942

  • Work on this object ended.

1957

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Study for a United States Government Plaque

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated ca. 1937 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is red pastel on tracing paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Robert I. Aitken. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken.

Its dimensions are

17.2 × 17.3 cm (6 3/4 × 6 13/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in red pastel, lower right: Aitken

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for a United States Government Plaque; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; red pastel on tracing paper; 17.2 × 17.3 cm (6 3/4 × 6 13/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1957-122-105

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