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Drawing, Cover Design for "Home Study for the Building Trades," August 1897

This is a Drawing. It was created by Kenyon Cox. It is dated 1897 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is pen and black ink, graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Allyn Cox. It is credited Gift of Allyn Cox.

Its dimensions are

24.7 × 17.3 cm (9 3/4 × 6 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, center left: These line in / red-; scale notations throughout.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Cover Design for "Home Study for the Building Trades," August 1897; Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919); USA; pen and black ink, graphite on paper; 24.7 × 17.3 cm (9 3/4 × 6 13/16 in.); Gift of Allyn Cox; 1960-83-275

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