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1935

  • Work on this object began.

1939

  • Work on this object ended.

1963

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Study of an Abstract Composition with Reading Figure

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is dated 1935–1939 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is brush and gouache, graphite 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

39.2 × 27.7 cm (15 7/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study of an Abstract Composition with Reading Figure; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); USA; brush and gouache, graphite on paper; 39.2 × 27.7 cm (15 7/16 × 10 7/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-974

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