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  • Work on this object began.

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  • Work on this object ended.

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Drawing, Study for a Motif with Writing Desk, ca. 1935

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is dated ca. 1935 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is graphite, 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.

Its dimensions are

19.4 × 21.6 cm (7 5/8 × 8 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for a Motif with Writing Desk, ca. 1935; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); USA; graphite, brush and watercolor on paper; 19.4 × 21.6 cm (7 5/8 × 8 1/2 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-903

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