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Tree Roots
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Department of Drawings
The artist's daughter Anna Richards (Mrs. William T.) Brewster; her bequest to the National Academy of Design 1952; gift to Fogg Art Museum 1954.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Presented by the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest
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