The Telephone and the Ticker, Study for 'Electricity as Applied to Commerce,' Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL, J. Carroll Beckwith, American, 1852–1917, Black chalk, graphite on off-white laid paper, Outline of a pendentive with draped female figure. The figure's left arm is raised, holding a telephone receiver to her ear. In the background, a ticker, from which come two strands of tape wrap around the figure and end in the basket to the left. The composition is scaled and marked for transfering the image. Squared for enlargement., USA, 1892, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Telephone, Ticker, Study, 'Electricity, Applied, Commerce, Manufactures, Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL, J, Carroll Beckwith, American, 1852–1917, Black chalk, graphite, off-white laid paper, Outline, pendentive, draped female figure, figure's left arm, raised, holding, telephone receiver, ear, background, ticker, come two strands, tape wrap, figure, basket, left, composition, scaled, marked, transfering, image, Squared, enlargement, USA, 1892, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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