Hamburg

Drawing

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Hamburg

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 167

Description

A messily drawn scene of a forest surrounded lake. There are two boats on the lake and a town in the far distance.

Type of Drawing

Wash - Ball Point Pen

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Myra Akeley

Attribution

Possibly

Role

Artist

Date made

1939

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Hamburg, Germany

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Monogram

Location

lower right in image

Transcription

M.A.

Material/Technique

Pen, Written

Type

Inscription

Location

upper left center interior

Transcription

Hamburg, Aug. 14-1939

Material/Technique

Pen, Written

Type

Inscription

Location

upper recto

Transcription

We arrive[?] home by taxi. Sitting here looking out all we can see is lake[?] surrounds

Material/Technique

Pen, Written

Dimensions

Dimension Description

sheet

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

7 in

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries