John Storrs

Study for Monument to Walt Whitman
c. 1922

A vintage illustration featuring a stylized architectural drawing of a square with a central column topped by a golden figure, flanked by rows of vertical elements resembling a fence or barrier, and a single street lamp on the left. The drawing is bordered by a double-lined frame, all presented on aged paper with rough edges.
A vintage illustration featuring a stylized architectural drawing of a square with a central column topped by a golden figure, flanked by rows of vertical elements resembling a fence or barrier, and a single street lamp on the left. The drawing is bordered by a double-lined frame, all presented on aged paper with rough edges.

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Date
c. 1922

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 3/16 × 10 9/16in. (20.8 × 26.8 cm) Mount: 11 1/2 × 15 1/4in. (29.2 × 38.7 cm)

Accession number
76.27

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of an anonymous donor

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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