2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Controller handle
1904
1922.103
Silver, steel, ceramic
Artist/Maker: Tiffany & Co.

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Woman (Margurite?) Seen From Behind

Woman (Margurite?) Seen From Behind
Title
Woman (Margurite?) Seen From Behind
Date 
c. 1882
Related People 
Artist/Maker: James Carroll Beckwith
Medium 
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions 
Sheet: 8 3/16 x 7 7/16 in. (20.8 x 18.9 cm)
Description 
Margot and Margurite are probably the same woman. See Beckwith Scrapbooks in NYHS Library: Volume 2, p. 86 (Peasant Girl at Ande) Sketch from a bound album with 155 tipped in sketches by Beckwith.
Credit Line 
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Object Number 
1935.85.3.46
Inscriptions 
Inscribed in graphite at upper right: "CARROLL BECKWITH"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.