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Beam Design by Howard Van Doren Shaw — VisualArtsDB

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Beam Design

Beam Design

Beam Design

Howard Van Doren Shaw

1900–1924

Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: 12.4 × 11.7 cm (4 7/8 × 4 5/8 in.)
Genre: Design sketch
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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