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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Sinclair Lewis (1885-1961)

1943

Artists

Al HirschfeldArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink and gray wash with corrections in white on off-white cardboard

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 36.6 x 50.2 cm (14 7/16 x 19 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Al Hirschfeld, New York, New York; through [Margo Feiden Galleries, New York, New York], sold; to [Seiden and de Cuevas Inc.],1981, sold; to Harvard Theatre Collection, Cambridge Massachusetts, transfer; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1988.

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