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Study for "Communion throughout Space" octagonal, from the mural series "The Building of the House of Wisdom," Charlton Yarnall House
Study for "Communion throughout Space" octagonal, from the mural series "The Building of the House of Wisdom," Charlton Yarnall House

Study for "Communion throughout Space" octagonal, from the mural series "The Building of the House of Wisdom," Charlton Yarnall House

Yarnall House, "The House of Wisdom"
,
Philadelphia, PA

Object Details

Title:
Study for "Communion throughout Space" octagonal, from the mural series "The Building of the House of Wisdom," Charlton Yarnall House
Date:
c. 1910–11
Artist:
Medium:
Sanguine, charcoal, and white chalk on brown paper
Dimensions
25 x 20 in.
Classification
Murals
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2012
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