Puck, Study for Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Artist
J. Carroll Beckwith, American, 1852–1917
For
World's Columbian Exposition
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Figure of a boy with butterfly wings, a star on his head; left leg raised, foot held out behind; right arm held out to side, left arm crossed in front of body as hand holds rein. Concentric lines indicate curve of dome. Squared for copying.
Credit Line
Gift of J. Carroll Beckwith
1891–92
Accession Number
1915-2-1
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
figures
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Charcoal and graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions
61.5 × 44.7 cm (24 3/16 × 17 5/8 in.)
made in
USA
used in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1915-2-1
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4dff58762-5420-45a7-81ef-e138188e4009
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