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Shrimpers, St. Augustine, Florida
Shrimpers, St. Augustine, Florida
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Shrimpers, St. Augustine, Florida

Artist Edith Walker Oliver (American, 1889 - 1979)
Dateundated
MediumPen and ink on paper
DimensionsFrame: 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1/2 in. (21.59 x 26.67 x 1.27 cm)
Sight: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (19.69 x 24.77 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineThe Florida Art Collection, Gift of Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers
Object number2020.18.416
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