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Drawing, Study for The Mortician

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. We acquired it in 1963. Its medium is brush and watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink, at bottom right: The Mortician [partially underlined]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for The Mortician; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); USA; brush and watercolor on paper; Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-1057

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