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Robert Lawson

New York Welcomes the President-Elect

Description

Maker

Robert Lawson (American, b. 1892), designer
George Washington Memorial Association, Inc. (American, ca. 1932), publisher

Title

New York Welcomes the President-Elect
The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington

Year

1932

Medium

  • etching

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching

Materials

etching

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

25.2 x 37.8 cm (9 15/16 x 14 7/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:numbered in pencil in UL and under platemark on left:18; signed on right:Robert Lawson imp.

Marks: Two Watermarks:eagle over shield with stars and stripes on it and initials GW inscribed in a circle

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Edward S. Brackett, Jr.

Object Number

56.041.3

Type

  • Prints

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Robert Lawson (American, b. 1892), designer
George Washington Memorial Association, Inc. (American, ca. 1932), publisher
New York Welcomes the President-Elect; The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington, 1932
etching
25.2 x 37.8 cm (9 15/16 x 14 7/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of Edward S. Brackett, Jr. 56.041.3

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