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1928

  • Work on this object began.

1968

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Study for portrait, Herbert Hoover

This is a Drawing. It was created by Harriet Blackstone. It is dated 1928 and we acquired it in 1968. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Stell Andersen. It is credited Gift of Miss Stell Andersen.

Its dimensions are

35 × 25.5 cm (13 3/4 × 10 1/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, center: Hoover/ HB/ Madison Square Garden Oct. 22 1928

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for portrait, Herbert Hoover; Harriet Blackstone (American, 1864 - 1939); USA; graphite on paper; 35 × 25.5 cm (13 3/4 × 10 1/16 in.); Gift of Miss Stell Andersen; 1968-101-10

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