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1902

  • Work on this object began.

1912

  • Work on this object ended.

1957

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

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Drawing, Male Nude Figures

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated ca. 1907 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is red and white chalk 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

30.9 × 23.9 cm (12 3/16 × 9 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red chalk, left center (indistinctly): Dec 12 / 1907 (?)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Male Nude Figures; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; red and white chalk on grey paper; 30.9 × 23.9 cm (12 3/16 × 9 7/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1957-122-6

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