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Composition study for "Madonna of the Ship" World War II ... Image 1

Composition study for "Madonna of the Ship" World War II portable altarpiece, for USS Nashville

Date
c. 1945
Medium
Charcoal and white pastel on gray-green paper
Credit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Dimensions
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

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