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Art school sketchbook

Archives of American Art

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    Object Details

    Creator

    Nesbitt, Lowell, 1933-1993

    Subject

    Tyler School of Art
    University of Pennsylvania. University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

    Place of publication, production, or execution

    No place, unknown, or undetermined

    Physical Description

    Sketchbook : 1 v. ; 21 x 14 cm. (closed)

    Summary

    One bound sketchbook containing handwritten notes and sketches in pen and watercolor by Lowell Nesbitt. Sketchbook dates to Nesbitt's time studying at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Inscription (handwritten) on cover: VII
    Identification on first page of sketchbook: Lowell Blair Nesbitt Oct. 16, 1953 Philadelphia
    Only representative pages have been scanned. Representative pages include a watercolor of an Egyptian bronze cat on view at Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania.

    Citation

    Lowell Nesbitt. Art school sketchbook, circa 1955. Lowell Nesbitt papers, circa 1903-1993. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

    Use Note

    Current copyright status is undetermined

    Location Note

    Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

    Date

    circa 1955

    Record number

    (DSI-AAA)20258

    Type

    Artworks

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    Lowell Nesbitt papers, circa 1903-1993, bulk 1950-1993

    Data Source

    Archives of American Art

    Topic

    Art, Egyptian

    Metadata Usage

    Usage conditions apply

    Record ID

    AAADCD_item_20258

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