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Image Not Available for Savannah River Landscape
Savannah River Landscape
Image Not Available for Savannah River Landscape

Savannah River Landscape

Datec. 1940
Mediumpencil on paper
DimensionsImage: 12 1/2 × 19 inches (31.8 × 48.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Andrée Ruellan.
Object number1996.11
On View
Not on view
Copyright© Estate of John W. Taylor. 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 TextDespite bearing the title Savannah River Landscape, this drawing depicts the aqueduct where the Savannah Ogeechee canal enters downtown Savannah, and is believed to be a study for Taylor’s painting Canal at Yamacraw of 1941 (location unknown).
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