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1964

  • Work on this object began.

1967

  • We acquired this object.

2016

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Drawing, New York from Long Island City

This is a Drawing. It was created by Ely Jacques Kahn. It is dated 1964 and we acquired it in 1967. Its medium is brush and watercolor, graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Ely Jacques Kahn.

Its dimensions are

39.4 × 29.2 cm (15 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)

It is signed

Signed and dated in brush and black watercolor over graphite, lower right: E J KAHN / 64

Cite this object as

Drawing, New York from Long Island City; Ely Jacques Kahn (American, 1884–1972); USA; brush and watercolor, graphite on paper; 39.4 × 29.2 cm (15 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.); 1967-81-12

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