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The First Rays by Joseph Pennell — VisualArtsDB

The First Rays

The First Rays

1877–1926

Medium: Black litho crayon with scraping, heightened with traces of white pencil, on textured cream wove paper
Dimensions: 42.9 × 54.4 cm (16 15/16 × 21 7/16 in.)
Genre: chalk
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)chalkprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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