Illustration of "William Penn" mural in the Governor's Reception Room for The Holy Experiment: Our Heritage from William Penn, 1644-1944 [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio, 1950]

The Holy Experiment: Our Heritage from William Penn, 1644-1944 [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio]

Object Details

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Date:

c. 1950

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Black ink and graphite on tracing paper with framing lines in black ink mounted under cream framing paper with continued framing lines in black ink and white gouache [?] between hinged mats

Dimensions

14 x 22 3/4 in.

Classification

Books

Credit Line:

Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015

Description

[bottom right of illustration in black ink]: V.O.; [centered below illustration on cream paper in graphite]: 7 1/4 [overall width]; [right on cream paper in graphite]: 11 1/2 x 6 3/8 / 7 1/4 x 4 1/4; [bottom right on cream paper in graphite]: 4 [in circle]

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