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1921

  • Work on this object began.

1957

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Missouri Centennial Commemorative Half Dollar, First Study of Obverse

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated 1921 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is graphite on tracing paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Robert I. Aitken. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken.

Its dimensions are

12.7 × 10 cm (5 × 3 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: Aitken

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: Obverse . 1

Cite this object as

Drawing, Missouri Centennial Commemorative Half Dollar, First Study of Obverse; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; graphite on tracing paper; 12.7 × 10 cm (5 × 3 15/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1957-122-77

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