Dirigo Island

© Estate of William Kienbusch

Dirigo Island

Currently not on view

Dirigo Island,

1951

William Kienbusch, American, 1914–1980
x1978-98

Information

Title
Dirigo Island
Dates

1951

Maker
William Kienbusch
Medium
Casein
Dimensions
68 x 83 cm. (26 3/4 x 32 11/16 in.) frame: 90 × 105.5 × 4.5 cm (35 7/16 × 41 9/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James H. Beal, Class of 1920, and Mrs. Beal
Object Number
x1978-98
Signatures
Signed and dated in yellow casein, lower right: Kienbusch 51
Culture
American
Type
drawings
Materials
casein, wove paper
Subject
islands, landscapes (representations)

Selected for purchase by Mr. and Mrs. Beal in the artist's studio at Trevett, Maine in the summer of 1951.

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