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1914

  • Work on this object began.

1957

  • We acquired this object.

2016

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Drawing, Study for Elizabeth N. Watrous Medal for Sculpture, 1914

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated 1914 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is graphite on grey 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

21.8 × 12 cm (8 9/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: For Robert I. Aitken / from his friend / Arnold Genthe

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for Elizabeth N. Watrous Medal for Sculpture, 1914; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; graphite on grey paper; 21.8 × 12 cm (8 9/16 × 4 3/4 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1957-122-87

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