Stylized bust portrait of Edgar Allan Poe against a gray ground. The lower portion of his face is heavily shaded in dark gray contrasting with the stark white of his broad forehead and rectangular bridge of his nose. Detail-work around the eyes is vague with circle brushstrokes of dark gray mixed with some white indicating depth. Below his nose a black triangular mustache rests above his lower lip with deep smile lines. His hair is in a rounded inverted u-shape hugging the sides of the face. He wears a high white collar shirt with gray neck and what appears to be a green jacket with black collar.

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Object Timeline

1946	Work on this object began.
1997	We acquired this object.
2015	We photographed this object.
2019	We photographed this object.
2024	You found it!

Drawing, Study for The Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allan Poe

This is a Drawing. It was written by Edgar Allan Poe and designed by E. McKnight Kauffer and published by Alfred A. Knopf. It is dated 1946 and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is brush and watercolor, brush and gouache on off-white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Grace Schulman. It is credited Gift of Grace Schulman.

Its dimensions are

27.8 × 20.9 cm (10 15/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for The Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allan Poe; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Written by Edgar Allan Poe; Published by Alfred A. Knopf; England; brush and watercolor, brush and gouache on off-white paper; 27.8 × 20.9 cm (10 15/16 × 8 1/4 in.); Gift of Grace Schulman; 1997-134-11

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DBpM/
Accession Number 1997-134-11
Object ID 18654759