William Phillips, U.S. Ambassador to Italy

Italy

Object Details

Title:

Date:

1937

Artist:

Medium:

Pastel on light brown paper on board

Dimensions

28 3/4 x 20 in.

Classification

Drawings-watercolors

Credit Line:

Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015

Description

[lower right of light brown paper in graphite]: Violet Oakley / Rome, 1937; [bottom left of light brown paper in graphite]: U.S. / Ambassador Phillips; [bottom right of light brown paper in charcoal]: 17 1/4 x 24 [illegible]; [right edge of light brown paper in charcoal]: [illegible]; [verso in black ink]: Phillips from Boston / (U.S. Ambaddador to Italy) / Drawn in Rome, 1937 / V.O.Wiliam Phillips's official title was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

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