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Construction on Pipeline

1936

Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

Jacob Kainen

Attributed to

Medium

graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen in honor of the artist's 90th birthday
Dimensions

overall: 19.6 x 25.5 cm (7 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1999.82.2.17

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Kainen Sketchbook

Jacob Kainen

1936

Study of a Carriage

Jacob Kainen

1936

Figure Study

Jacob Kainen

1937

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 1999

Associated Names

Kainen, Jacob

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Kainen '36

Wikidata ID

Q64579482

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