1921
Temporaily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-101 in HAV-01-403
GUSN-361420
Matted pencil sketch of exterior of the Museum of Fine Art, Boston in Boston, Massachusetts, by Alfred Shaw. Sketch is dated 1921. The following signature is written in the lower right corner: "Alfred Shaw '21." The following is written in the lower right corner of the matting: "Art Mus."
sketches
pencils (drawing and writing equipment)
architectural drawings (visual works)
museums (buildings)
art museums (institutions)
Neoclassical
columns (architectural elements)
exterior views
sketches
pencils (drawing and writing equipment)
1 pencil sketch : matted ; 19 x 15 inches
GC001
Original art collection
2023
GC001.USMA.Boston.803
Library & Archives Purchase
Library & Archives purchase, 2023
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Charles (Massachusetts) [river]
Shaw, Alfred, 1895-1970 (Artist)
sketches
pencils (drawing and writing equipment)
Art
Architecture
Pencil
Museum
Overall good condition. Minor wear and staining to mount. Front piece of matboard has separated from back piece.
Item
Temporaily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-101 in HAV-01-403
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