Very Pointed Question Mark

Edmund Duffy

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Edmund Duffy American, 1899–1962. Very Pointed Question Mark, 1940. Crayon and ink on paper mounted to paper, 19 1/8 x 15 1/8 in. (48.6 x 38.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the artist, 40.883. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.40.883.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Very Pointed Question Mark

Date

1940

Medium

Crayon and ink on paper mounted to paper

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

19 1/8 x 15 1/8 in. (48.6 x 38.4 cm)

Signatures

Signed in ink, lower right of image: "Edmund Duffy" and in graphite at lower right of mat: "Edmund Duffy"

Inscriptions

On verso: in blue crayon in center, "VERY POINTED / QUESTION MARK", and time-stamped twice, "5:40 / SEP 30 1940 PM" and "5:00 / SEP 30 1940 PM"

Markings

Watermark in paper: "CRANE & CO. DALTON MASS BOND No. 20"

Credit Line

Gift of the artist

Accession Number

40.883

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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