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Yellowlegs Alighting,
1920

Frank Weston Benson, American, 1862–1951

x1969-121

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Title

Yellowlegs Alighting

Dates

1920

Maker

Frank Weston Benson

Medium

Drypoint

Dimensions

plate: 22.6 x 37.8 cm (8 7/8 x 14 7/8 in.) sheet: 36.6 x 44.2 cm (14 7/16 x 17 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of David H. McAlpin, Class of 1920, and Mrs. McAlpin, in memory of Prof. Clifton R. Hall

Object Number

x1969-121

Signatures

Signed and dated, lower left: F.W.B. 1920 In graphite, lower left below plate: Frank W. Benson

Inscription

In graphite, lower left: Yellowlegs Alighting

Reference Numbers

Paff 187; Oderman 187

Culture

American

Type

prints, drypoints

Subject

landscapes (representations), bodies of water, birds, coastlines

"Acquisitions 1969", <em>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University</em> 29, no. 1 (1970): p. 16-27., p. 24

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Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862–1951), Yellowlegs Alighting, 1920. Drypoint; 22.6 x 37.8 cm (plate), 36.6 x 44.2 cm (sheet). Gift of David H. McAlpin, Class of 1920, and Mrs. McAlpin, in memory of Prof. Clifton R. Hall (x1969-121) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/10071

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