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1915

  • Work on this object began.

1925

  • Work on this object ended.

1957

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Sketch for a War Memorial

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated ca. 1920 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Robert I. Aitken. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken.

Its dimensions are

12.7 × 21 cm (5 × 8 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite throughout: Victory; 75000.; patriotism; courage; dead soldiers

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketch for a War Memorial; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; graphite on paper; 12.7 × 21 cm (5 × 8 1/4 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1957-122-44

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