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Back from Wewak

1944

Franklin Boggs

Associated Names

Franklin Boggs

Artist, American, 1914 - 2009

This drawing depicts a scene featuring four figures carrying a stretcher with a person on it towards an open ambulance door. The setting includes the base of an airplane and shadows cast by the figures and aircraft, indicating a light source behind them. The ground appears textured, and the artwork utilizes shading for depth and atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black on wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection
Dimensions

image: 24.61 × 32.23 cm (9 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.)
sheet: 30.32 × 40.32 cm (11 15/16 × 15 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.3534

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: "Back from Wewak"; lower right in graphite: Franklin Boggs 1944

Wikidata ID

Q77011664

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