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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1981.17.4
People
Leonard Baskin, American (New Brunswick NJ 1922 - 2000 Northampton, MA)
Title
Squirrel with Owl's Head, for Fogg Art Museum Letterhead
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1953 - 1956
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/309222

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink and graphite on off-white wove paper, mounted to cardboard
Dimensions
11.3 x 8.9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
mount: 17.6 x 26.5 cm (6 15/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.r. of mount, graphite: These are rough sketches-- / The emblem should be made as / a wood-cut, and reduced / as a line-cut

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Leonard Baskin, 1956, sold; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1956.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from Fogg Art Museum Archives
Copyright
© Leonard Baskin Estate, Courtesy Galerie St. Etienne
Accession Year
1981
Object Number
1981.17.4
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
1981.17.3 and 1981.17.4 are mounted together.

Verification Level

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