Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Study for Fakirs
c. 1951

A sketch of a cartoon character with a top hat and a large grin, drawn in pencil on a blank sheet of paper. The drawing is incomplete and appears to be in the early stages, with some lines lightly drawn and others more defined.

A sketch of a cartoon character with a top hat and a large grin, drawn in pencil on a blank sheet of paper. The drawing is incomplete and appears to be in the early stages, with some lines lightly drawn and others more defined.

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Date
c. 1951

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 15/16 × 13 7/8in. (43 × 35.2 cm)

Accession number
58.13

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mrs. Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Yasuo Kuniyoshi / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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