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John Vanderlyn
Crouching Male Figure Holding Staffcirca 1837

Not on view
Black chalk and wash drawing on cream paper, full-figure study of a crouching man gripping a rod, with a separate loosely sketched head study in the lower left

John Vanderlyn, Crouching Male Figure Holding Staff, circa 1837, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Sandra and Jacob Terner, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
John Vanderlyn
Title
Crouching Male Figure Holding Staff
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1837
Medium
Black and white chalk
Dimensions
Sheet: 18 3/4 x 14 7/8 in. (47.63 x 37.78 cm) irregular
Credit Line
Gift of Sandra and Jacob Terner
Accession Number
M.76.167.1
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings