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Drawing, Study for the Fifth Avenue Elevation of the New York Public Library

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Whitney Warren Jr.. It is dated 1897 and we acquired it in 1941. Its medium is graphite, brush and ink, pen and ink on tan paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. William Greenough. It is credited Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.

Its dimensions are

62.7 x 23.6 cm (24 11/16 x 9 5/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: Whitney Warren f.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for the Fifth Avenue Elevation of the New York Public Library; Designed by Whitney Warren Jr. (American, 1864–1943); USA; graphite, brush and ink, pen and ink on tan paper; 62.7 x 23.6 cm (24 11/16 x 9 5/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. William Greenough; 1941-49-1

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