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[Egan Gallery New York New York]. G. David Thompson Pittsburgh Pennsylvania gift; to Fogg Art Museum 1959.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Mr. G. David Thompson in memory of his son G. David Thompson Jr. Class of 1958
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