Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Man Holding a Basket
Object Number:
1935.85.2.243
Date:
December 10, 1876
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 x 3 13/16 in. (14.6 x 9.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower center: "Lundi 10 Dec 76"; below at lower left: "for the Plafond"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
