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Woman Reading

1938

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names

Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

Medium

black conté crayon on wove paper
Credit Line

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

overall: 24.8 x 19.1 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1999.82.3.22

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Lunching

Jacob Kainen

1937

Kainen Sketchbook

Jacob Kainen

1936

Boxer

Jacob Kainen

1936

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Kainen, Jacob

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: JK / 38

Wikidata ID

Q64579555

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