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1901

  • Work on this object began.

1911

  • Work on this object ended.

1959

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Head of a Lady, ca. 1906

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated ca. 1906 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is pastel 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

19.1 × 13 cm (7 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in red pastel with artist's monogram, lower left: RA

Cite this object as

Drawing, Head of a Lady, ca. 1906; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; pastel on grey paper; 19.1 × 13 cm (7 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1959-87-18

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