Composition study for "Madonna of the Ship" World War II portable altarpiece, for USS Nashville
Date
c. 1945Medium
Charcoal and white pastel on gray-green paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
12 1/2 x 19 in.Description & Inscriptions
[above left and center panels in charcoal]: The sea is his and he made it [remaining text above and below panels illegible]; [lower left in red ink]: stamped monogram initials; [lower right in red ink]: stamped signature