Fan Designs and Figures
Fan Designs and Figures
Fan Designs and Figures
Fan Designs and Figures

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Fan Designs and Figures,

ca. 1871–75

James McNeill Whistler, 1834–1903; born Lowell, MA; died London, England; active England and Paris, France
2003-84
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Designs for a Fan, James McNeill Whistler

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Title
Fan Designs and Figures
Dates

ca. 1871–75

Maker
James McNeill Whistler
Medium
Recto: Chalk and pastel Verso: black chalk
Dimensions
17.8 × 28.6 cm (7 × 11 1/4 in.) frame: 40.3 × 50.6 × 2.9 cm (15 7/8 × 19 15/16 × 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Kathleen Compton Sherrerd Fund for Acquisitions in American Art
Object Number
2003-84
Culture
American
Type
design drawings, sketches, drawings
Materials
Pastel, chalk, wove paper, black chalk
Subject
flowers (plants), trees, men, fans (costume accessories), figures (representations), women

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