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1944

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1963

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Study for "Labor Supports"

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is dated ca. 1944 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is crayon, brush and gouache on thin wove 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.

Its dimensions are

42.5 × 35.3 cm (16 3/4 × 13 7/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in black ink, lower right: Rough by / E. McKnight Kauffer

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for "Labor Supports"; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); USA; crayon, brush and gouache on thin wove paper; 42.5 × 35.3 cm (16 3/4 × 13 7/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-603

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