Collection Highlights
The Dead at Gettysburg
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.164.4.38.GettysburgDead
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Eight Lives Lost
Object Number:
1956.76.3
Medium:
Graphite, white gouache, and watercolor wash on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. ( 19 x 24.1 cm )
Marks:
Inscribed: at bottom center: "8 lives lost"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left of center in graphite: "8 lives lost"; verso inscribed and signed at lower left: "tip of willow"; at right: "light luminous[?] middle / …[illegible]"
Description:
Marine
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William F. Bevan
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
