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Drawing, Study of Drapery of "Fortune"

This is a Drawing. It was created by Elihu Vedder. It is dated ca. 1899 and we acquired it in 1955. Its medium is pastel crayon, graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by The American Academy of Arts & Letters. It is credited Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Its dimensions are

12.6 x 20.8 cm (4 15/16 x 8 3/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: E. Vedder / "Fortune" drapery

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study of Drapery of "Fortune"; Elihu Vedder (American, 1836 – 1923); USA; pastel crayon, graphite on paper; 12.6 x 20.8 cm (4 15/16 x 8 3/16 in.); Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters; 1955-38-63

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