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President Chester Alan Arthur, Study of Head

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Study of head facing right, with shoulders facing frontally. Color notations throughout.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906
Sitter
Chester A. Arthur, 1830 – 1886
Date
November 21, 1884
Credit Line
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
Medium
Graphite on buff wove paper Verso: Graphite, brown and white chalk
Dimensions
35 x 25.4 cm (13 3/4 x 10 in.)
Type
portraits
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing

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  • Irish American History and Heritage
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