Kenneth Hayes Miller

(Mother with Child on Shoulder in Rectangular Border)
c. 1919–1928

Sketch of two figures embraced, with the one on the left appearing to comfort the other. The drawing is done in a loose, expressive style with visible lines and strokes. It's centered on a piece of paper with some inscriptions at the bottom left corner.
Sketch of two figures embraced, with the one on the left appearing to comfort the other. The drawing is done in a loose, expressive style with visible lines and strokes. It's centered on a piece of paper with some inscriptions at the bottom left corner.

Not on view

Date
c. 1919–1928

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and brown ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 6 × 8in. (15.2 × 20.3 cm) Image (Irregular): 4 × 3in. (10.2 × 7.6 cm)

Accession number
49.4.49

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/25314

Part of a series:

95 Sketches and Drawings

93 works

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Kenneth Hayes Miller
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