Squirrel with Owl's Head, for Fogg Art Museum Letterhead

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1981.17.3
People: Leonard Baskin, American (New Brunswick NJ 1922 - 2000 Northampton, MA)
Title: Squirrel with Owl's Head, for Fogg Art Museum Letterhead
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 1953 - 1956
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/309200

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink with graphite and white gouache on off-white wove paper, mounted to cardboard

Dimensions

11.7 x 8.9 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
mount: 17.6 x 26.5 cm (6 15/16 x 10 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: l.r. of mount, graphite: These are rough sketches-- / The emblem should be made as / a wood-cut, and reduced / as a line-cut

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Leonard Baskin, 1956, sold; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1956.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from Fogg Art Museum Archives
Accession Year: 1981
Object Number: 1981.17.3
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: 1981.17.3 and 1981.17.4 are mounted together.

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