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Scrimshaw: Swordfish Bill by United States Government, Oscar Bluhme — VisualArtsDB

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Scrimshaw: Swordfish Bill

Scrimshaw: Swordfish Bill

Scrimshaw: Swordfish Bill

United States Government Oscar Bluhme

1941

Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions: overall: 58.1 x 45.7 cm (22 7/8 x 18 in.) Original IAD Object: 21 1/2" long; 2 1/2" wide; 7/8" deep
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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