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Desert Waste

1929
Not on view
A desert scene, probably in Arizona, with cactus dotting the landscape and distant hills.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Desert Waste
  • Artist: William Cheesborough Ostrander (American, New York 1858–ca. 1953)
  • Date: 1929
  • Medium: Etching and drypoint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 6 1/4 × 8 3/16 in. (15.9 × 20.8 cm)
    Sheet: 7 in. × 8 7/8 in. (17.8 × 22.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
  • Object Number: 1986.1180.1684
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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