A study of two hands holding a pole for the mural in the Mahoning Court House, Youngstown, Ohio

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Edwin Howland Blashfield (American, 1848-1936)
A study of two hands holding a pole for the mural in the Mahoning Court House, Youngstown, Ohio
inscribed 'Sat pm Youngstown' (upper right and lower left)
black and white chalk on blue paper
29 7/8 x 22 in. (75.7 x 56.1 cm.)

Provenance

Leon and N. Amico, from whom acquired by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Blashfield worked on the murals for the Mahoning County Courthouse between 1909-10. For similar studies of multiple hands on one sheet see two drawings executed in 1909 in preparation for a mural at the U.S. Post Office, Custom House and Courthouse, Cleveland (L. Amico, The mural decorations of Edwin Howland Blashfiend (1848-1936), exhib. cat., Williamstown, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1978, nos. 30 and 31).

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