Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Two Women Conversing
Object Number:
1935.85.2.31
Date:
c. 1874
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 7/16 x 3 9/16 in. (11.3 x 9 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower left: "CB"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Recto: Loose sketch of 2 women conversing
Verso: Sketch of seated man, seen from behind
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
