Instead of holding on to the owl, the man turned it loose

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Instead of holding on to the owl, the man turned it loose
Image Not Available for Instead of holding on to the owl, the man turned it loose

Instead of holding on to the owl, the man turned it loose

Date1933
Illustration CitationThe Beginning of a Mortal, by Max Miller (New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1933).
MediumInk and graphite on paper
Dimensionssheet: 14 15/16 × 20 in. (37.9 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2000
Object number2000-204
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