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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.317
People
Alfonso Ossorio, American (Manila, The Philippines 1916 - 1990 East Hampton, NY)
Title
Fantastic Sea Creature
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1939
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/309197

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink on faded brown Japanese paper
Dimensions
actual: 31.6 x 41 cm (12 7/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: graphite, l.r.: 3 AO [monogram] 9

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Agnes Mongan, Cambridge, Massachusetts, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1979.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Agnes Mongan in memory of Helen Willard
Copyright
© Robert U. Ossorio Foundation
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.317
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Slight scribble of indeterminate purpose in black ink on verso.

Verification Level

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