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Study for an Abstract Composition

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Study for an abstract composition, featuring a red, white, and blue object composed of tear-drop shapes on a yellow ground against a black background. Surrounding the image, framing lines in graphite. This image, along with two other small compositions are mounted onto a larger sheet of paper.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Date
1945–1950
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Medium
Graphite and crayon on paper
Dimensions
7.5 × 6.1 cm (2 15/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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