Object Timeline

1935

  • Work on this object began.

1945

  • Work on this object ended.

1957

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Photograph, Plaster Model of a Lion Sculpture by R. I. Aitken

This is a Photograph. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated after 1935 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is glossy print in sensitized 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

20.4 × 25.2 cm (8 1/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Photograph, Plaster Model of a Lion Sculpture by R. I. Aitken; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; glossy print in sensitized paper; 20.4 × 25.2 cm (8 1/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1957-122-66

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