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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1934.210.9
People
Lewis W. Rubenstein, American (Buffalo, NY 1908 - 2003 Shelburne, VT)
Title
River God from the Parthenon; verso: Sketch of East Frieze of Parthenon verso: Sketch of East Frieze of Parthenon
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
sketchbook page, drawing
Date
1931 - 1932
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/47657

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on cream wove paper; verso: black ink
Dimensions
41.7 x 33 cm (16 7/16 x 13 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, black ink, in artist's hand: East Frieze - Parthenon. / Variation in Rhythm / Feeling of numbers
  • inscription: lower right corner, graphite: 16

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Lewis W. Rubenstein, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1934.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Lewis W. Rubenstein, Class of 1930
Accession Year
1934
Object Number
1934.210.9
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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