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1942

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Drawing, Right Arm, Sketch for Portrait of President Chester A. Arthur

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington and sitter: Chester A. Arthur. It is dated 1884 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

14.3 × 15.6 cm (5 5/8 × 6 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper center: for Pres Arthur

Cite this object as

Drawing, Right Arm, Sketch for Portrait of President Chester A. Arthur; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); Sitter: Chester A. Arthur (1830 – 1886); USA; graphite on paper; 14.3 × 15.6 cm (5 5/8 × 6 1/8 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-546

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