Artist:

Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919  Search this

Medium:

Graphite on paper

Dimensions:

51.9 × 41 cm (20 7/16 × 16 1/8 in.)

Type:

figures

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

USA

Date:

1905

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Sketch for design of seal in circular frame with book, center, and two nude adolescent male figures at either side, holding torches. Ribbon at top reads: TOTI GENITVM POPVLO; written at bottom of seal: THE TRVSTEES OF THE PVBLIC LIBRARY OF BOSTON. Additional sketches of hands, legs, and head on page, around seal.

Credit Line:

Gift of Allyn Cox

Accession Number:

1960-83-152

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq489bf7f3a-1cf5-4974-aeee-8fd7384d484f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1960-83-152