Collection Highlights
Three Iroquois: Atotárho Protected by Black Snakes, Flanked by Deganawida Offering Wampum and Hiawatha
c. 1827
X.520[dup]
Watercolor, black and brown ink, and brown gouache over graphite on beige paper, laid on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Architectural Detail, Sculpture of a Face
Title
Architectural Detail, Sculpture of a Face
Date
1890s
Medium
Graphite on ivory paper
Verso: Purple crayon or pencil
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (18.4 x 15.9 cm)
Description
Sketch from a bound album with 155 tipped in sketches by Beckwith.
Verso: Purple crayon or pencil sketch of a chest of drawers
Credit Line
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Object Number
1935.85.3.116
Inscriptions
Inscribed in graphite at lower left: "C.B."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
