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Sir David Young Cameron British, Scottish
Not on view
A bookplate design for J. Craig Annan with a heraldic symbol and his name at center, followed by a Latin inscription "ARS EST CELARE ARTEM", meaning "True art conceals the means by which it is achieved."
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Title: Bookplate of J. Craig Annan, Glasgow
Artist:
Sir David Young Cameron (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1865–1945 Perth, Scotland)
Date: 1892
Medium: Etching; only state
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/2 × 3 1/8 in. (11.5 × 8 cm)
Plate: 3 9/16 × 2 1/16 in. (9.1 × 5.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.400–25
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