Boardman Robinson

Elsa Wertman, Illustration for Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology

1940

A man performs a choking rescue on a woman who leans back, with a plate on the table.
A man performs a choking rescue on a woman who leans back, with a plate on the table.

Boardman Robinson, Elsa Wertman, Illustration for Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology, 1940. Casein and graphite pencil on paper mounted on board, sheet (Sight): 14 15/16 × 10 9/16 in. (37.9 × 26.8 cm) Mount (board): 15 13/16 × 11 5/8 × 1/8 in. (40.2 × 29.5 × 0.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 42.24

Recto

Not on view

Date
1940

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Casein and graphite pencil on paper mounted on board

Dimensions
Sheet (Sight): 14 15/16 × 10 9/16 in. (37.9 × 26.8 cm) Mount (board): 15 13/16 × 11 5/8 × 1/8 in. (40.2 × 29.5 × 0.3 cm)

Accession number
42.24

Credit line
Purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/1279



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