Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The First Letter
Object Number:
1970.75
Date:
1865
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall (canvas): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Frame: 26 x 22 x 2 in. (66 x 55.9 x 5.1 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchase, The Watson Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
