"Australia rises to say..." [Study of man standing before a group of men seated around table] at League of Nations

League of Nations

Geneva, Switzerland

Object Details

Title:

Date:

1927–29

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Medium:

Black pastel on paper with framing line in black pastel

Dimensions

10 ¼ x 8 ¼

Classification

Drawings-watercolors

Credit Line:

Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015

Description

[bottom right of drawing in black pastel]: V.O.; [below image in black pastel]: Australia rises to say a few words in the Committee on Codification of International Law

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