Boardman Robinson

Ambassador Harvey, Study Number 2
1921

A vertical, elongated sketch on aged paper depicting a side profile of a stout man wearing a top hat and glasses, with a cigar in his mouth. He is dressed in a suit with a coat and trousers, holding a cane in his right hand, and appears to be standing confidently. The drawing is done in a loose, expressive style with bold lines, and there is a signature at the bottom left corner.
A vertical, elongated sketch on aged paper depicting a side profile of a stout man wearing a top hat and glasses, with a cigar in his mouth. He is dressed in a suit with a coat and trousers, holding a cane in his right hand, and appears to be standing confidently. The drawing is done in a loose, expressive style with bold lines, and there is a signature at the bottom left corner.

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Date
1921

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 25 1/2 × 10 3/8in. (64.8 × 26.4 cm)

Accession number
31.569

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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