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A drawing of dark jagged mountains bisected by a blue river under a sky with four thin clouds a…
Alaska
A drawing of dark jagged mountains bisected by a blue river under a sky with four thin clouds a…
A drawing of dark jagged mountains bisected by a blue river under a sky with four thin clouds and a yellow circle for the sun or moon.
Alaska, Captain William Edward Jordan, n. d., colored pencil and graphite on paper, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, © Estate of Captain William Edward Jordan.

Alaska

Artist (American, 1895 - 1964)
Daten. d.
Mediumcolored pencil and graphite on paper
DimensionsImage: 12 × 17 11/16 inches (30.5 × 44.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Terrell and Sherri Moody.
Object number1997.11.1
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Not on view
Copyright© Estate of Captain William Edward Jordan. The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextCaptain William Jordan made as many as 1000 color pencil drawings in the 1950s and early 1960s, after reportedly losing his sight to glaucoma. Jordan had a specially constructed pencil holder, and used memorized colors to fill in indentations he made with pencil on paper. Jordan's landscapes, still life subjects and abstracts were exhibited at his own gallery in downtown Savannah and the artist was the subject of a national article in Readers Digest. Jordan taught his method by correspondence to an English aviator who had lost his sight.
Subject MatterAlaska, United States of America
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