Path of Motion, The Idea - Brief Linear Motion from Portfolio of Drawings, 1919-1947

© The Estate of James Edward Davis

Path of Motion, The Idea - Brief Linear Motion from Portfolio of Drawings, 1919-1947

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Path of Motion, The Idea - Brief Linear Motion from Portfolio of Drawings, 1919-1947,

1946

James Edward Davis, 1901–1974; born Clarksburg, WV; died Princeton, NJ; active New York and Princeton
x1969-400.198

Information

Title
Path of Motion, The Idea - Brief Linear Motion from Portfolio of Drawings, 1919-1947
Dates

1946

Maker
James Edward Davis
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
7.7 × 12.7 cm (3 1/16 × 5 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist, Class of 1923
Object Number
x1969-400.198
Signatures
Signed, lower right: Davis–
Inscription
in graphite, left: April 4-'46
Culture
American
Type
drawings
Materials
graphite, paper (fiber product)
Subject
line, motion

James Edward Davis; Gifted to the Princeton University Art Museum

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