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Polly,
1928

Gifford Reynolds Beal, American, 1879–1956

x1940-61

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Title

Polly

Dates

1928

Maker

Gifford Reynolds Beal

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 30.1 x 22.8 cm. (11 7/8 x 9 in.) sheet: 40.7 x 30.3 cm. (16 x 11 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Gifford Beal

Object Number

x1940-61

Signatures

Signed in graphite, lower right: Gifford Beal

Inscription

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: 100 imp.

Culture

American

Type

prints, etchings

Subject

landscapes (representations), figures (representations), portraits, dresses, women, parasols

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Gifford Reynolds Beal (American, 1879–1956), Polly, 1928. Etching; 30.1 x 22.8 cm (plate), 40.7 x 30.3 cm (sheet). Gift of Gifford Beal (x1940-61)

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