Three-quarter view of horse

Three-quarter view of horse
Three-quarter view of horse

Three-quarter view of horse

Date1897
Artist (American painter, 1877–1950)
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensionssheet: 5 15/16 × 4 7/16 in. (15.1 × 11.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank and Marjorie Virdin, 1974
Object number1974-122
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextStanley Arthurs created this drawing theyear he joined Howard Pyle's 1897 illustration class at Drexel Institute. In 1898 Pyle invited Arthurs to attend his summer scholarship classes at Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Arthurs' first illustration appeared in the December 2, 1899 issue of Harper’s Weekly. When Pyle left Drexel to open his own school in Wilmington, Arthurs went with him and worked in one of the studios Pyle had built for the school. When Pyle died in 1911, Arthurs purchased his studio and, working in Wilmington for the rest of his career.

Donor Marjorie Virdin (1899-1978) was a Delaware newspaperwoman, on the staff of the Delaware Coast Press and The Delawarean. She was also active in the Rehoboth Art League.
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