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Drawing, Mrs. Edmund Astley Prentis, Jr., Portrait Study for Columbia University Mural

This is a Drawing. It was created by Griffiths Baily Coale. It is dated February 3, 1940 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is pastel on grey paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Griffith Baily Coale. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Griffith Baily Coale.

Its dimensions are

28.8 × 18.4 cm (11 5/16 × 7 1/4 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower left: Griffith Baily Coale / Feb 3rd 1940

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mrs. Edmund Astley Prentis, Jr., Portrait Study for Columbia University Mural; Griffiths Baily Coale (American, 1890–1950); USA; pastel on grey paper; 28.8 × 18.4 cm (11 5/16 × 7 1/4 in.); Gift of Mrs. Griffith Baily Coale; 1962-135-51

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