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Kerchief
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Portrait of a Draped Woman

Portrait of a Draped Woman
Title
Portrait of a Draped Woman
Date 
October 5, 1908
Related People 
Artist/Maker: James Carroll Beckwith
Medium 
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions 
Sheet: 6 9/16 x 4 3/16 in. (16.7 x 10.6 cm)
Description 
Sketch from a bound album with 155 tipped in sketches by Beckwith.
Credit Line 
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Object Number 
1935.85.3.149
Inscriptions 
Inscribed in graphite at lower left-center: "Onteora Oct 5th 1908"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.