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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1922.117
People
William Rowan, Canadian (Binningen Switzerland 1891 - 1957 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Title
Head and Antlers of a Caribou
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th-20th century
Culture
Canadian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/299116

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
actual: 18.8 x 24.7 cm (7 3/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: graphite, l.l. of each image: WmR
  • inscription: l.l. of left image, graphite, in artist's hand: Osborne Caribou / Yukon
  • inscription: l.r.c., graphite: Coal [L?]ake / Alta

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Edward W. Forbes and Paul J. Sachs, Gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1922.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Edward W. Forbes, Paul J. Sachs and Owen Bryant
Accession Year
1922
Object Number
1922.117
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Publication History

  • Rick Pilger, "The Memorable William Rowan", New Trail (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Summer 1993), vol. XLVIII, no. 2, reproduced in b/w p. 16

Verification Level

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