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John O'Brien Inman
Conch Shell1846

Not on view
Graphite and watercolor drawing of a large conch shell with mottled brown and cream tones on tan paper, inscribed and dated January 22, 1846

John O'Brien Inman, Conch Shell, 1846, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Sandra and Jacob Terner, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
John O'Brien Inman
Title
Conch Shell
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1846
Medium
Watercolor and graphite
Dimensions
5 x 7 1/16 in. (12.7 x 17.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sandra and Jacob Terner
Accession Number
M.76.167.10
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick. American Art: a Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991.

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