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1946

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1960

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Drawing, Stage Design: The Tilden's Home in a Suburban Midwest Development, Acts I and II, for On Whitman Avenue

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Donald Oenslager and written by Maxim Wood. It is dated 1946 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is brush and watercolor, graphite on cardboard. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Donald Mitchell Oenslager. It is credited Gift of Donald Oenslager.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 35.5 × 59 cm (14 in. × 23 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Stage Design: The Tilden's Home in a Suburban Midwest Development, Acts I and II, for On Whitman Avenue; Designed by Donald Mitchell Oenslager (American, 1902–1975); Written by Maxim Wood; USA; brush and watercolor, graphite on cardboard; H x W: 35.5 × 59 cm (14 in. × 23 1/4 in.); Gift of Donald Oenslager; 1960-226-10

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