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1915

  • Work on this object began.

1925

  • Work on this object ended.

1976

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Design for a Screen: Tropical Birds

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Paul Thévenaz. It is dated ca. 1920 and we acquired it in 1976. Its medium is brush and watercolor, graphite on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Alice DeLamar. It is credited Gift of Alice DeLamar.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 24.4 × 39.3 cm (9 5/8 × 15 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Screen: Tropical Birds; Designed by Paul Thévenaz (Swiss, 1891–1921); Switzerland; brush and watercolor, graphite on white paper; H x W: 24.4 × 39.3 cm (9 5/8 × 15 1/2 in.); Gift of Alice DeLamar; 1976-72-2

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