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1945

  • Work on this object began.

1971

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Costume Design: Carousel

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1945 and we acquired it in 1971. Its medium is brush and watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 40 × 29.8 cm (15 3/4 × 11 3/4 in.)

It is signed

Signed, lower right: "Miles White"

It is inscribed

At bottom center: "CAROUSEL"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Costume Design: Carousel; USA; brush and watercolor on paper; H x W: 40 × 29.8 cm (15 3/4 × 11 3/4 in.); 1971-4-1

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