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Cartoon Medallion for The Glendy Burk is a Mighty Fast Boat

File / Documentation
Name

172282_sv.jpg

Size

1.66 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

ce30470c6b929a4108b09467a1808bb3

Creator(s)
artist: Charles J. Connick (American, 1875-1945)
Time period
creation date: 1936
Location
Installation location: window based on design in Stephen Foster Memorial, Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States)
Cultural context
American
Description
One of a series of windows designed for the Stephen Foster Memorial at the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh. Window titled for song by Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), American songwriter. Inscription: "The Glendy Burk is a mighty fast boat"
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Work type
Cartoon (working drawing)
Medium
charcoal
mat board
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Access rights
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License: CC BY-NC2
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