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1945

  • Work on this object began.

1950

  • Work on this object ended.

1960

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Head of a Woman in Flowered Hat and Veil

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Christina Malman and made for (as the client) Cue Magazine. It is dated 1945–50 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is brush and ink, white gouache, blue pencil, 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

H x W: 25.1 × 18 cm (9 7/8 × 7 1/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in brush and white gouache, lower right: M

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, right: Cue Inscribed in grahite, bottom center [capitalized]: Same focus as [circled] M Inscribed in graphite, above to the left [circled]: 246

Cite this object as

Drawing, Head of a Woman in Flowered Hat and Veil; Designed by Christina Malman (American, b. England, 1911–1959); Client: Cue Magazine; USA; brush and ink, white gouache, blue pencil, graphite on paper; H x W: 25.1 × 18 cm (9 7/8 × 7 1/16 in.); 1960-214-84

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