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Study for YWCA poster
Study for YWCA poster

Study for YWCA poster

YWCA
,
Philadelphia, PA

Object Details

Title:
Study for YWCA poster
Date:
Date unknown
Artist:
Medium:
Pen and ink and graphite on brown paper with framing lines in black ink and graphite
Dimensions
10 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (folded)
Classification
No items found.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[below image in graphite]: And the Dragon and his angels fought and prevailed NOT, neither was their place found anymore; [verso in graphite]: window studyThe passage below the image is from Revelation 12:8.

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