Preparatory sketch for 'The Kentuckian' (Burt Lancaster as 'Big Eli Wakefield')

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Preparatory sketch for 'The Kentuckian' (Burt Lancaster as 'Big Eli Wakefield')

circa 1954
Drawings
Graphite on paper
Sheet: 16 7/8 × 12 7/8 in. (42.86 × 32.7 cm) Mat: 24 × 20 in. (60.96 × 50.8 cm)
American Art Council (M.2010.95.1)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Bailly, Austen Barron, ed. American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood. Salem: Peabody Essex Museum, 2015.