DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Male Head

19th-20th century

Artists

Denman Waldo RossArtist

Description

Pinned to the l.r. of the drawing with a straight pin is a newspaper clipping with a photo, on which the drawing is based. The caption does not name the subject, but reads as follows: "Delegates Will See Much of Florida en Route To and From St. Petersburg, and Many Will Make the After convention Trip to Havana. Thirty-six investment bankers of Boston, three of Providence, and one of Portland, eleven of them accompanied by their [ ]"

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 28.1 x 22 cm (11 1/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Bequest of the artist to the Fogg Art Museum, 1936.

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