Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Drawings
The American Soldier: The Spanish-American War
Object Number:
1953.49e
Date:
1943
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, and touches of gouache on Whatman illustration board
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 x 17 5/8 in. ( 66 x 44.8 cm )
Description:
Illustration: One of six watercolors from the 1943 Calendar 'The American Soldier', from the Berwind-White Coal Mining Co., founded 1874 in western Pennsylvania.
Gallery Label:
Drawing depicted in the American Soldier Calendar for 1943. Received the Art Directors' Club of Philadelphia Award presented to the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company for the Best Color Illustration in Direct Mail Advertising, 12th Annual Exhibition of Advertising Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Charles E. Dunlap
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
