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Drawing, Elevation and Plan of the Hearst School for Girls, Washington, D.C.

This is a Drawing. It was architect: Whitney Warren Jr.. It is dated 1896 and we acquired it in 1943. Its medium is graphite, brush and watercolor on cream cardboard. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. William Greenough. It is credited Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.

Its dimensions are

48.1 x 31.9 cm (18 15/16 x 12 9/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in black ink, lower right: ww

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower margin: Plan for/A school for Girls. 1896; lower right: Hearst School for Girls

Cite this object as

Drawing, Elevation and Plan of the Hearst School for Girls, Washington, D.C.; Architect: Whitney Warren Jr. (American, 1864–1943); USA; graphite, brush and watercolor on cream cardboard; 48.1 x 31.9 cm (18 15/16 x 12 9/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. William Greenough; 1943-51-335

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