President Chester Alan Arthur, Study of Head

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Object Details

Artist

Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906

Sitter

Chester A. Arthur, 1830 – 1886

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Study of head facing right, with shoulders facing frontally. Color notations throughout.

Credit Line

Bequest of Erskine Hewitt

Date

November 21, 1884

Accession Number

1938-57-1056

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

portraits

Object Name

Drawing

Type

Drawing

Medium

Graphite on buff wove paper Verso: Graphite, brown and white chalk

Dimensions

35 x 25.4 cm (13 3/4 x 10 in.)

Place

USA

made in

USA

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Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq46e34d48d-2bde-4f95-b728-c029a8a109b3

Record ID

chndm_1938-57-1056

President Chester Alan Arthur, Study of Head

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