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Iron Bench
Edwin Walter Dickinson (American, 1891–1978)
1939
Medium/Technique
Graphite pencil on white wove paper
Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 27.7 x 32.7 cm (10 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.)
Framed: 43.8 x 48.9 cm (17 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.)
Framed: 43.8 x 48.9 cm (17 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Florence S. Gerstein and Lucy Dalbiac Luard Fund
Accession Number1997.22
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsSigned and dated in graphite along r. edge of sheet: E. W. Dickinson 1939; Inscribed in graphite, l. r. bottom edge: 770 (This number refers to 770 West Ferry Street, Ainsley and Esther Sawyer's address in Buffalo, NY, where the artist was living with his family in the winter of 1938-39. The iron bench featured in this drawing was installed in their backyard.); Inscription in graphite, u. l. along l. edge of sheet: Souvenir
ProvenanceEsther and Ainsley Sawyer, Buffalo, NY; bequeathed to their son; passed through several dealers; Babcock Galleries, New York; purchased by MFA, March 1997.
Copyright© Helen Dickinson