Sketch
Object number2016.44.29
Artist
Cyrus Cotton Hungiford
(1889 - 1983)
MediumPaper; Charcoal; Graphite
Credit LineGift of Susan Haas Prentiss
DescriptionSketch of George Purdy Haas by Cy Hungiford.DimensionsHeight x Width: 35.625 × 30 in. (90.5 × 76.2 cm)SignedArtist signature along bottom of drawing "HUNGIFORD".
Historical NotesSketch of George Purdy Haas by Cy Hungiford. George Haas had a wholesale optical business on Oliver Street called G.W. Optical, it folded when he passed in 1968. It was started by his father George Washington Haas. His grandfather Jesse Purdy started American Waterworks with Mellon backing, they built dams all over the world.
Related person
George Purdy Haas
Related institution
G.W. Optical
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Samuel Rosenberg
Erwin Schofer
