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Acrobat
Acrobat
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Acrobat

Artist Robert Gwathmey (American, 1903 - 1988)
Datec. 1965
MediumGraphite drawing
Dimensions10 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. (27.3 x 52.1 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineFrom the collection of Dr. August and L. Tommie Freundlich
Object number2010.44.77
Collections
Visual DescriptionPencil sketch for figure in a mural or preparatory for the painting "Belle"
Line drawing of a man dressed in casual attire with his shoulders slumped and hands clasped together between his knees.
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