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1917

  • Work on this object began.

1927

  • Work on this object ended.

1959

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Freighter at Dock

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated ca. 1922 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is red pastel on cardboard. 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

9 × 15.7 cm (3 9/16 × 6 3/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red pastel, lower right: River Hudson

Cite this object as

Drawing, Freighter at Dock; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; red pastel on cardboard; 9 × 15.7 cm (3 9/16 × 6 3/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1959-87-23

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