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Benjamin Newton Messick
Tragedy

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Charcoal drawing of an elderly woman seated on the ground cradling a limp figure in her lap, surrounded by shadowy figures, with bold crosshatched shading

Benjamin Newton Messick, Tragedy, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Velma Hay-Messick, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Benjamin Newton Messick
Title
Tragedy
Place Made
United States
Medium
Graphite and charcoal on tracing paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 12 1/8 in. (29.53 × 30.8 cm) Image: 9 × 11 5/8 in. (22.86 × 29.53 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Velma Hay-Messick
Accession Number
M.82.54.4
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Copyright
© Benjamin Newton Messick Estate

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