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Study for Madonna and Child, "Madonna of the Crusaders" World War II portable altarpiece, for Fort Dix, Burlington County, New Jersey
Study for Madonna and Child, "Madonna of the Crusaders" World War II portable altarpiece, for Fort Dix, Burlington County, New Jersey

Study for Madonna and Child, "Madonna of the Crusaders" World War II portable altarpiece, for Fort Dix, Burlington County, New Jersey

"Madonna of the Crusaders" World War II Portable Altarpiece
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Fort Dix, Burlington County, New Jersey

Object Details

Title:
Study for Madonna and Child, "Madonna of the Crusaders" World War II portable altarpiece, for Fort Dix, Burlington County, New Jersey
Date:
1943
Artist:
Medium:
Charcoal, sanguine and white pastel on brown paper
Dimensions
25 x 19 1/4 in.
Classification
No items found.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[lower right in graphite]: Violet / Oakley / 1943; [bottom left in graphite]: Study for Army Triptych--Madonna of Peace

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