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1911

  • Work on this object began.

1957

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Forequarters of a Roaring Lion

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated 1911 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is brown pastel on laid 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

30.5 × 23.5 cm (12 × 9 1/4 in.)

It is signed

Signed in red-orange pastel, lower right: Aitken

Cite this object as

Drawing, Forequarters of a Roaring Lion; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; brown pastel on laid paper; 30.5 × 23.5 cm (12 × 9 1/4 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1957-122-60

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