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A drawing of a large nude female holding and comforting a smaller nude figure kneeling on the t…
The Greater Self
A drawing of a large nude female holding and comforting a smaller nude figure kneeling on the t…
A drawing of a large nude female holding and comforting a smaller nude figure kneeling on the thigh with an arm draped over the larger figure's shoulder.
The Greater Self, Kahlil Gibran, 1917, pencil on paper, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

The Greater Self

Artist (American, 1883 - 1931)
Date1917
Mediumpencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 10 1/2 × 8 inches (26.7 × 20.3 cm)
Matted: 20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary Haskell Minis.
Object number1950.8.20
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