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Portrait study of Prof. Joseph L. T. Appleton, University of Pennsylvania
Portrait study of Prof. Joseph L. T. Appleton, University of Pennsylvania

Portrait study of Prof. Joseph L. T. Appleton, University of Pennsylvania

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Object Details

Title:
Portrait study of Prof. Joseph L. T. Appleton, University of Pennsylvania
Date:
Date unknown
Artist:
Medium:
Pastel on gray paper with framing lines in black and yellow pastel on board
Dimensions
24 3/4 x 18 1/2 in.
Classification
Drawings-watercolors
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[lower right in red ink]: stamped signature / stamped monogram initials; [verso in black ink]: Prof. [space] Appleton / of University of Pa. / (study for early portrait / commission)Appleton was a 1914 graduate of Penn's School of Dentistry and served as its dean from 1941-1951.

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