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    Object Details

    Artist

    Thomas Hart Benton, American, 1889–1975

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Three-quarter portrait of a man playing a banjo. He faces left, has wavy hair and is shown wearing a shirt with rolled sleeves.

    Credit Line

    Gift of William J. Donald

    Date

    1934

    Accession Number

    1953-102-5

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    portraits

    Object Name

    Drawing

    Type

    Drawing

    Medium

    Pen and black ink, brush and brown wash over graphite on off-white wove paper

    Dimensions

    30.3 × 22.7 cm (11 15/16 × 8 15/16 in.)

    made in

    USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d47d7956-5cbe-44dd-b35f-1478e6fc47fb

    Record ID

    chndm_1953-102-5

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