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1935

  • Work on this object began.

1940

  • Work on this object ended.

1960

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Man Under a Street Light, 1935–40

This is a Drawing. It was created by Christina Malman and made for (as the client) Fiction Parade. It is dated 1935–40 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is brush and white gouache, graphite on black paper, mounted on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Dexter Masters.

Its dimensions are

48.1 × 23.4 cm (18 15/16 × 9 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Notations in graphite, upper right: Uncle Rye[?]; below, near right edge: [encircled] 18.6; beneath illustration: [two arrows emanate from center horizontally toward edges], between arrows: 1 3/8"; lower right corner: LINE Stamped in blue ink, upper right corner: Fiction Parade

Cite this object as

Drawing, Man Under a Street Light, 1935–40; Christina Malman (American, b. England, 1911–1959); Client: Fiction Parade; USA; brush and white gouache, graphite on black paper, mounted on laid paper; 48.1 × 23.4 cm (18 15/16 × 9 3/16 in.); 1960-214-70

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