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Print, Design for New York Public Library

This is a Print. It was architect: Whitney Warren Jr.. We acquired it in 1943. Its medium is photostat. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. William Greenough. It is credited Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.

Its dimensions are

10.2 × 6 cm (4 × 2 3/8 in.) Mount: 49.5 × 34.3 cm (19 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right, on mount: Competition for New York Public Library classed in 1st 10--

Cite this object as

Print, Design for New York Public Library; Architect: Whitney Warren Jr. (American, 1864–1943); USA; photostat; 10.2 × 6 cm (4 × 2 3/8 in.) Mount: 49.5 × 34.3 cm (19 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.); Gift of Mrs. William Greenough; 1943-51-392

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