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Study for naval hymn inscriptions for an unidentified altarpiece
Study for naval hymn inscriptions for an unidentified altarpiece

Study for naval hymn inscriptions for an unidentified altarpiece

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Object Details

Title:
Study for naval hymn inscriptions for an unidentified altarpiece
Date:
c. 1942–45
Artist:
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
8 1/2 x 11 in.
Classification
No items found.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[in graphite]: [passages from verses 1 and 3 of the Navy Hymn (Eternal Father)]; [lower left in blue ink]: The Navy Hymn

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