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The Contentment
The Contentment
The Contentment
Maude Mitchell, The Contentment, ca. 1940, oil on canvas mounted on hardboard backed with chipboard, 6 x 8 in., Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of James and Margaret Mertz, 2024.5

The Contentment

Artist (United States, 1875 - 1957)
Dateca. 1940
MediumOil on canvas mounted on hardboard backed with chipboard
DimensionsSUPPORT: 6 x 8 in. (15.2 x 20.3 cm)
FRAME: 8 1/8 x 10 1/4 x 1 in. (20.6 x 26 x 2.5 cm)
Object TypePaintings
Credit LineKSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of James and Margaret Mertz
Object number2024.5
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