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1937

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1957

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  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Textile Design, ca. 1947

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Alexander Hayden Girard. It is dated ca. 1947 and we acquired it in 2000. Its medium is brush and gouache, graphite on tracing paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Alexander Hayden Girard. It is credited Gift of Alexander H. Girard.

Its dimensions are

55.6 x 62.1 cm (21 7/8 x 24 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: my flower

Cite this object as

Drawing, Textile Design, ca. 1947; Designed by Alexander Hayden Girard (American, 1907–1993); brush and gouache, graphite on tracing paper; 55.6 x 62.1 cm (21 7/8 x 24 7/16 in.); Gift of Alexander H. Girard; 1969-165-211

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