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Florida Logging Rail Road Train
Florida Logging Rail Road Train
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Florida Logging Rail Road Train

Artist Bill Paxton (American, 1930 - 2009)
Date1940
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFrame: 11 1/8 x 13 1/4 x 1 in. (28.26 x 33.66 x 2.54 cm)
Sight: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.05 x 24.13 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineThe Florida Art Collection, Gift of Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers
Object number2020.18.1152
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