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Study of Four Tree Trunks (Three Birches)
ca. 1855
1918.325
Graphite with scratching out on beige paper
Artist/Maker: Asher Brown Durand

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"The New Sign": Washington visits the Newly Named "Gen'l Washington" Inn

"The New Sign": Washington visits the Newly Named "Gen'l Washington" Inn
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Henry Alexander Ogden
Title
"The New Sign": Washington visits the Newly Named "Gen'l Washington" Inn
Medium 
Graphite and gray wash on beige paper
Dimensions 
26 3/8 x 16 3/8
Credit Line 
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number 
1936.920
Inscriptions 
Inscribed and signed at lower right in graphite: "Return to / HA Ogden"; at lower center: " 'The New Sign' / (founded on fact / see text.)"; publication annotations in margins
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.