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A pencil sketch of three mermaids at the base of a lighthouse between palm trees. One points to a heart reading "RITA." A sailing ship floats in the background.
Jupiter Lighthouse
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Jupiter Lighthouse

Artist Ralph Eugene Cahoon Jr. (American, 1910 - 1982)
Date1965
MediumPencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 11 3/4 × 8 7/8 in. (29.8 × 22.5 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineThe Florida Art Collection, Gift of Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers
Object number2020.18.670
Collections
Visual DescriptionA pencil sketch of three mermaids at the base of a lighthouse between palm trees. One points to a heart reading "RITA." A sailing ship floats in the background.
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