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Object Timeline

1940

  • Work on this object began.

1944

  • Work on this object ended.

2000

  • We acquired this object.

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Textile Design: Acanthus and Urns, 1940–44

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Alexander Hayden Girard. It is dated 1940–44 and we acquired it in 2000. Its medium is brush and blue gouache, graphite on newsprint. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Alexander Hayden Girard. It is credited Gift of Alexander H. Girard.

Its dimensions are

95.9 x 77.5 cm (37 3/4 x 30 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Textile Design: Acanthus and Urns, 1940–44; Designed by Alexander Hayden Girard (American, 1907–1993); brush and blue gouache, graphite on newsprint; 95.9 x 77.5 cm (37 3/4 x 30 1/2 in.); Gift of Alexander H. Girard; 1969-165-188

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