The Poleman in the Ma'sh
c. 1881
Artist, American, 1844 - 1916

Artwork overview
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Medium
brown wash heightened with white over graphite and black chalk
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 28 x 15.1 cm (11 x 5 15/16 in.)
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Accession
1984.3.9
Artwork history & notes
Exhibition History
1970
Selections from the Drawing Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Julius S. Held, University Art Gallery, Binghamton; traveling exhibition, 1970, no. 5.
1979
Master Drawings from the Collection of Ingrid and Julius S. Held, The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown; traveling exhibition, 1979, no. 51.
1984
Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., January 1984.
1986
Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., October 1986.
1993
Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) and the Heart of American Life, National Portrait Gallery, London, 1993-1994, no. 20.
Inscriptions
across top: On block 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 / The Poleman / In the Ma'sh; on verso stamped: This picture is presented to (name inscribed in brown ink) A.W. Drake / by T HE CENTURY CO., / NEW YORK, and must not be reproduced or published without consent; v//in black cha lk: by Thomas Eakin (sic)
Wikidata ID
Q64633208