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Medium

oil pastel on wove paper

Dimensions

sheet: 76.2 x 55.9 cm (30 x 22 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Andrew Robison

Accession Number

1993.68.1

About the Artist

Jacob Kainen

Jacob Kainen was born on December 7, 1909, in Waterbury, Connecticut, to Russian immigrant parents who nurtured his cultural interests; his father was an inventor, and his mother instilled a love of music and literature. The family relocated to New York City in 1918, where Kainen immersed himself in art through newspaper clippings and visits to the Metropolitan Museum. After graduating from DeWitt...

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