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Illustrations of "I would have thee..." and "Writing in Prison" in the Governor's Reception Room for The Holy Experiment: Our Heritage from William Penn, 1644-1944 [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio, 1950]

Date
c. 1950
Medium
Black ink and graphite on three panels of cream paper with framing lines in black ink between hinged mats
Credit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015
Dimensions
14 7/8 x 30 in.

Description & Inscriptions

[under illustrations at left, center, and right, on framing mat in graphite, respectively]: HE-9A; HE-9B; HE-9C; [bottom right of illustrations at left and at right, and bottom left of illustration at center in black ink]: V.O.; [left on cream paper in graphite]: 4" overall [height]; [below center illustration on cream paper in graphite]: 7 1/4 [overall width]; [right of center illustration, hidden by right illustration, on cream paper in graphite]: 13 1/2 x7 7/8 / 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 / 7 1/4 x 4 / 14 1/4 [in circle] x 7 7/8; [bottom center on cream paper in graphite]: B / 3 open mat / 2 [illegible]

The full title reads, Illustrations of "I would have Thee and All Other Men to Know" and "Writing in Prison" in the Governor's Reception Room for The Holy Experiment: Our Heritage from William Penn, 1644-1944 [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio, 1950]

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