Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Luce Center
Sketch of a Seated, Draped Female Figure (Study for "Electricity")
Object Number:
1935.85.3.97
Date:
1890s
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper, scored.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/8 x 6 1/16 in. (21.3 x 15.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite in sketchbook, at lower right: ""Electricity""
Description:
Sketch from a bound album with 155 tipped in sketches by Beckwith.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
