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1925

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1984

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Drawing, Lilies of the Field

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1925 and we acquired it in 1984. Its medium is brush and gouache on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Steven and Judith Katten.

Its dimensions are

110 x 62 cm (43 5/16 x 24 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in black gouache, upper left: THEY TOIL NOT / NEITHER / DO THEY SPIN; in white gouache, lower center: "LILIES of the FIELDS" / WITH / CORINNE GRIFFITHS & CONWAY TEARLE

Cite this object as

Drawing, Lilies of the Field; USA; brush and gouache on paper; 110 x 62 cm (43 5/16 x 24 7/16 in.); Gift of Steven and Judith Katten; 1984-80-2

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