Head and Antlers of a Caribou | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1922.117
People: William Rowan, Canadian (Binningen Switzerland 1891 - 1957 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Title: Head and Antlers of a Caribou
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 19th-20th century
Culture: Canadian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/299116

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

actual: 18.8 x 24.7 cm (7 3/8 x 9 3/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: graphite, l.l. of each image: WmR
inscription: l.l. of left image, graphite, in artist's hand: Osborne Caribou / Yukon
inscription: l.r.c., graphite: Coal [L?]ake / Alta

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Edward W. Forbes and Paul J. Sachs, Gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1922.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Edward W. Forbes, Paul J. Sachs and Owen Bryant
Accession Year: 1922
Object Number: 1922.117
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Rick Pilger, "The Memorable William Rowan", New Trail (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Summer 1993), vol. XLVIII, no. 2, reproduced in b/w p. 16

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