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Preliminary Design for the Ceiling Decoration of the Rotunda of J. Pierpont Morgan's Library
Graphite, watercolor, and tempera, on tracing paper.
8 1/2 x 9 1/16 inches (216 x 230 mm)
Gift of Mr. Walker O. Cain in honor of Charles Ryskamp on his 10th anniversary as Director.
1979.33:4
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The draughtsman is possibly August Reuling.
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With measurements and specifications.
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Office of McKim, Mead & White; Walker O. Cain, New York.
Associated names:
Reuling, August, 1884-1966, draftsman.
Cain, Walker O., 1915-1993, former owner.
Bibliography:
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 203.
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