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1911

  • Work on this object began.

1931

  • Work on this object ended.

1959

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Apollo and Daphne, ca. 1921

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated ca. 1921 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is red chalk 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

18.2 x 12.7 cm (7 3/16 x 5 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Apollo and Daphne, ca. 1921; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; red chalk on tracing paper; 18.2 x 12.7 cm (7 3/16 x 5 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1959-87-37

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