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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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Portrait of a Draped Woman, Hand at Chest
Object Number:
1935.85.3.130
Date:
1890s
Medium:
Graphite and watercolor on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/4 x 7 11/16 in. (29.8 x 19.5 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at loewr left: "CARROLL BECKWITH"
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.
