Beatrice Wood
An almost full moon magically illumined the evening

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Artist Beatrice WoodAmerican, 1893–1998

CultureAmerican

Titles

An almost full moon magically illumined the evening

Date1963

PlaceUnited States

MediumGraphite and blue pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet: 7 5/8 × 10 in. (19.4 × 25.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Maria Friedrich and Michael McTwigan in honor of Helen Williams Drutt English

Object number2004.147

Not on view

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Department

Prints and Drawings

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Marked in pencil recto lower right: "Beatrice / 1963"

Typed label on recto lower right: "Page 279 / An almost full moon magically illumined the evening."

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