Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ), 1732/40-1836
1796
1867.314
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Woman Standing with Hands Behind Her Head
Title
Woman Standing with Hands Behind Her Head
Date
1880s
Medium
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (26.7 x 21 cm)
Description
Verso: Charcoal sketch of a woman standing with both hands holding something at right side.
Sketch from a bound album with 155 tipped in sketches by Beckwith.
Credit Line
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Object Number
1935.85.3.8
Inscriptions
Inscribed in graphite at center right: "C.B."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
