Sketch for World's Fair mural

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Sketch for World's Fair mural
Sketch for World's Fair mural
Artist/Maker (American, 1906 - 1987)
Date1939
MediumGouache, pencil, and ink on tissue paper
DimensionsSheet: 7 × 14 1/2 in. (17.8 × 36.8 cm)
Credit LineWilliam C. Palmer papers. Bequest of William C. Palmer. Transferred from Hamilton College Library Special Collections.
Object numberWCP.591.2
Not on view
DescriptionDesign for mural, tree with branches and people.
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Additional Details

Provenance 2009: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by transfer from Hamilton College Library Special Collections;
c. 1987: Hamilton College Library Special Collections, by bequest of William C. Palmer.
Markings No markings noted.
Signature Not signed.
Inscribed "B" on verso at lower right in pencil.
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