First sketch of a design for Washington D.C. Mural

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First sketch of a design for Washington D.C. Mural
First sketch of a design for Washington D.C. Mural
Artist/Maker (American, 1906 - 1987)
Date1936
MediumInk, wash and gouache on paper
DimensionsComposition: 7.6 x 17.5 cm (3 x 6 7/8 in.) Sheet: 19.1 x 33 cm (7 1/2 x 13 in.)
Credit LineWilliam C. Palmer Papers. Bequest of William C. Palmer. Transferred from Hamilton College Library Special Collections.
Object numberWCP.589.1
Not on view
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Additional Details

Provenance Bequest of William C. Palmer. Transferred from Hamilton College Library Special Collections. Transferred to Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 2009.
Signature Signed at lower right in ink: William C Palmer '36
Inscribed Recto, top left (pencil): "153"
Recto, top right (pencil): "112/114"
Recto, lower left (ink): "First sketch of a design for Washington D.C. Mural / Fed Arts Project"
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