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The "Minnehaha" and the Fort William Henry Hotel


Medium/Technique Black and white chalk on prepared paper (sandpaper)
Dimensions Sheet: 45.4 x 58.4 cm (17 7/8 x 23 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number60.1085
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsDrawings

Catalogue Raisonné Karolik cat. no 1179, fig. 277 (Folk artists)
DescriptionFolk art- sandpapers and pastels. Passenger steamer "Minnehaha" in front of large hotel; extensive grounds with trees, fountain and many people walking.
InscriptionsOn verso printed: S. Wood, Jr's No. 1 Monochromatic Boards.
Provenance1960, gift of Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 21, 1960)