Sketchbook Containing Nine Pencil Sketches

Isabel Lydia Whitney

Caption

Isabel Lydia Whitney American, 1884–1962. Sketchbook Containing Nine Pencil Sketches, n.d.. Spiral bound sketchbook with drawings in graphite, colored pencil, ink, and watercolor on paper, interleaved with one loose sheet of watercolor on tissue paper, Sketchbook: 13 7/8 x 16 15/16 x 1/4 in. (35.2 x 43 x 0.6 cm) Loose sheet: 15 5/8 x 11 in. (39.7 x 27.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Walter Gelhorn, 82.92.1. Orphaned work

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Sketchbook Containing Nine Pencil Sketches

Date

n.d.

Medium

Spiral bound sketchbook with drawings in graphite, colored pencil, ink, and watercolor on paper, interleaved with one loose sheet of watercolor on tissue paper

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

Sketchbook: 13 7/8 x 16 15/16 x 1/4 in. (35.2 x 43 x 0.6 cm) Loose sheet: 15 5/8 x 11 in. (39.7 x 27.9 cm)

Signatures

Unsigned

Inscriptions

(see Description)

Markings

Printed on front cover of sketchbook: "Rich Art / STUDIO SKETCH BOOK / FOR / Water Color, Crayon, Pencil, Pen and Ink / No. 30R [symbol of Apollo riding chariot] Rough / 30 Leaves Size 14x17"

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Walter Gelhorn

Accession Number

82.92.1

Rights

Orphaned work

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