Museum Collections
Luce Center
Beckwith's Home "Morgan Park", Chicago, Illinois
Object Number:
1935.85.1.27
Date:
1878
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 8 9/16 in. (9.5 x 21.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower left: "Oct 9th '78"; at lower right: "Carroll Beckwith"; below on album page: "MORGAN PARK -- MY HOME AFTER THE FIRE OF OCT 9 1871 CHICAGO-- "
Description:
Drawing from a bound album with 180 drawings (179 tipped in, one on verso of albumn page) by Beckwith and Sargent.
Verso: Light sketch of a woman's face in graphte at right of page.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.