Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
"Dancing" Male Figure
Object Number:
1956.233
Date:
1851
Medium:
Gray wash and graphite on paper, laid on brown paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. ( 23.2 x 21.6 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "L. Lang, June 8, 57"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed on brown paper at right in graphite: "L. Lang June 8, 51"
Description:
Figure
Gallery Label:
This sketch is from a collection which belonged to Thomas Pritchard Rossiter (q.v.), artist and grandfather of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William F. Bevan
Provenance:
Thomas Pritchard Rossiter
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
