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1920

  • Work on this object began.

1930

  • Work on this object ended.

1961

  • We acquired this object.

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2025

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Drawing, Self-Portrait Sketch

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1925 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is graphite on cream paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

27.9 x 21.6 cm (11 in. x 8 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

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It is signed

Signed with monogram, lower left and lower right: A[?]

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper right: highest light / forehead / 2 light nose

Cite this object as

Drawing, Self-Portrait Sketch; USA; graphite on cream paper; 27.9 x 21.6 cm (11 in. x 8 1/2 in.); 1961-5-2

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