DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Portrait of a Woman in a Hat

19th-20th century

Artists

James Carroll BeckwithArtist

Description

right edge of sheet, which includes part of the drawing, is folded under, c. 6.4 cm (probably by the artist)

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Charcoal and white and red chalk on cream laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

59.8 × 39.2 cm (23 9/16 × 15 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Philip and Miriam Pierce, New York, acquired 1940s/1950s, gift; to Harvard Art Museums

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