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1941

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Drawing, Front Elevation of the Newport Country Club, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island

This is a Drawing. It was created by Whitney Warren Jr.. It is dated 1893–94 and we acquired it in 1941. Its medium is brush and water-colors over graphite on heavy cream illustration board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. William Greenough. It is credited Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.

Its dimensions are

41.9 x 54.4 cm (16 1/2 x 21 7/16 in. )

It has the following markings

Blind stamp: A crowned escutcheon with BRISTOL and FRANCE in ovoid. Cardboard.

It is signed

In brown ink below image at right: Whitney Warren f

It is inscribed

Below image in ink: Arrival / Scale, one inch = 10 ft.,"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Front Elevation of the Newport Country Club, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island; Whitney Warren Jr. (American, 1864–1943); USA; brush and water-colors over graphite on heavy cream illustration board; 41.9 x 54.4 cm (16 1/2 x 21 7/16 in. ); Gift of Mrs. William Greenough; 1941-49-2

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