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Peggy Bacon

Aesthetic Pleasure

Maker

Peggy Bacon (American, 1895-1987), designer

Title

Aesthetic Pleasure

Year

1936

Medium

  • drypoint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • drypoint

Materials

drypoint

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

15.1 x 21.6 cm (5 15/16 x 8 1/2 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:Inscribed in pencil in LL under platemark:Aesthetic Pleasure - 1936 - ; signed in pencil in LR under platemark:Peggy Bacon- Verso:in pencil in LR:84.198.307

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.307

Type

  • Prints

Publications

  • Books

Whistler to Weidenaar: American Prints 1870-1950

Gifts from the Fazzano brothers and other donors

Exhibition History

American Prints
Highlights from the Gift of the Fazzano Brothers
Mar 12, 2004 – May 30, 2004
A Private Collection Goes Public
Prints from the Fazzano Brothers Gift
Sep 18, 1987 – Nov 08, 1987

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Peggy Bacon (American, 1895-1987), designer
Aesthetic Pleasure, 1936
Drypoint
15.1 x 21.6 cm (5 15/16 x 8 1/2 inches) (plate)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.307

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