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Composition sketch for "Widow of Nain" World World War II ... Image 1

Composition sketch for "Widow of Nain" World World War II portable altarpiece, for Norfolk Naval Hospital (US Naval Hospital Portsmouth, VA); Halloran Hospital, Staten Island, NY; Kennedy General Hospital, Memphis, TN

Date
c. 1943
Medium
Charcoal on brown paper
Credit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Dimensions
17 3/4 x 23 1/2 in.

Description & Inscriptions

[lower right in red ink]: stamped signature / stamped monogram initials
The "Widow of Nain" is also known as "The Compassionate Christ: Symbol of Reunion," "Reunion of Mother and Son," and "And He that Was Dead Sat Up."

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