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1931

  • Work on this object began.

1941

  • Work on this object ended.

1960

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Bust of a Woman with Arms Crossed

This is a Drawing. It was created by Christina Malman and made for (as the client) The New Yorker Magazine. It is dated ca. 1936 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is brush and ink, graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Dexter Masters.

Its dimensions are

45.4 × 29.5 cm (17 7/8 × 11 5/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in ink, lower right: M

Cite this object as

Drawing, Bust of a Woman with Arms Crossed; Christina Malman (American, b. England, 1911–1959); Client: The New Yorker Magazine; USA; brush and ink, graphite on paper; 45.4 × 29.5 cm (17 7/8 × 11 5/8 in.); 1960-214-34

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