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The Toiler by James Carroll Beckwith

The Toiler

James Carroll Beckwith · 1870

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DETAILS
Artist
James Carroll Beckwith
Date
1870
Medium
pencil and crayon
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Drawings
Culture
America
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection
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