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Professor William I. Hull of Swarthmore College, with Lac Léman in the background
Professor William I. Hull of Swarthmore College, with Lac Léman in the background

Professor William I. Hull of Swarthmore College, with Lac Léman in the background

League of Nations
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Geneva, Switzerland

Object Details

Title:
Professor William I. Hull of Swarthmore College, with Lac Léman in the background
Date:
1940
Artist:
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
30 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.
Classification
No items found.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[bottom left in black paint]: Violet Oakley / 1940; [verso on label 1 of 4 in black ink]: Violet Oakley [partially covered by label 2] / Professor William I. Hull / (Swarthmore College) / (Lac Lémain [sic] in background); [verso label 2 of 4 in red ink]: OP41; [verso label 3 of 4 in black ink]: 101 [in triangle]; [verso label 4 of 4 in black ink]: P-835

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