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Object Details
Type
ART-Paintings
Medium
Painting, oil on canvas
Artist
Chesley Bonestell, American, 1888 - 1986 Physical Description
An "exact sketch" of the large Magellanic Cloud; Note on back: "Exact sketch - Large Magellanic Cloud for 10x20 foot mural, Boston Sceince Museum, Vers. 2"; second note: "Large Magellanic Cloud: Version "; "Top" marked on back
Dimensions
2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 43.2 x 53.3cm (17 x 21 in.) Inventory Number
A19990080000
Credit Line
Gift of Pip and Frederick C. Durant, III.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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