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Composition study for "Madonna of the Ship" World War II portable altarpiece, for USS Nashville
Composition study for "Madonna of the Ship" World War II portable altarpiece, for USS Nashville

Composition study for "Madonna of the Ship" World War II portable altarpiece, for USS Nashville

"Madonna of the Ship" World War II Portable Altarpiece
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USS Nashville

Object Details

Title:
Composition study for "Madonna of the Ship" World War II portable altarpiece, for USS Nashville
Date:
c. 1945
Artist:
Medium:
Charcoal and white pastel on gray-green paper
Dimensions
12 1/2 x 19 in.
Classification
No items found.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[above left and center panels in charcoal]: The sea is his and he made it [remaining text above and below panels illegible]; [lower left in red ink]: stamped monogram initials; [lower right in red ink]: stamped signature

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