Artist
John Biggers American, 1924–2001
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Family Portrait Three Generations
Date1948
MediumConté crayon with graphite on wove paper mounted on board
DimensionsSheet: 19 7/8 × 25 5/8 in. (50.5 × 65.1 cm)
Mat: 24 1/2 × 30 in. (62.2 × 76.2 cm)
Mat: 24 1/2 × 30 in. (62.2 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2020.214
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed and inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner: Family Portrait / 3 Generations / John Biggers / 1948
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner, below mat: 22 1/2 x [erased] 1/2
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner, below mat: 22 1/2 x [erased] 1/2
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, bottom left corner: John Biggers / 1948
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