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1906

  • Work on this object began.

1957

  • We acquired this object.

2016

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Drawing, Head of a Jewish Man

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated 1906 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is pastel on grey paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Robert I. Aitken. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken.

Its dimensions are

23.7 × 31 cm (9 5/16 × 12 3/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in red pastel, upper right: RIA [in monogram] / Paris 1906 / Aitken -

Cite this object as

Drawing, Head of a Jewish Man; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; pastel on grey paper; 23.7 × 31 cm (9 5/16 × 12 3/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1957-122-30

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