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“As they were carrying the trunk out the tavern door, they saw the scarlet flood of British regulars come to a halt before the Minute Men,” from America’s Paul Revere
Image Not Available for “As they were carrying the trunk out the tavern door, they saw the scarlet flood of British regulars come to a halt before the Minute Men,” from America’s Paul Revere

“As they were carrying the trunk out the tavern door, they saw the scarlet flood of British regulars come to a halt before the Minute Men,” from America’s Paul Revere

Artist Lynd Ward (American, 1905-1985)
Author Esther Forbes (American, 1891 - 1967)
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Boston, Massachusetts, founded 1880)
Datec. 1946
MediumGrisaille: black gouache heightened with white on illustration board
DimensionsImage: 20.4 x 45.7 cm (8 1/16 x 18 in.)
Sheet: 20.4 × 45.7 cm (8 1/16 × 18 in.)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineGift of Nanda Ward and Robin Ward Savage
Object number82.106.002
Collections
Exhibition History- Lynd Ward Draws Stories: Inspired by Mexico's History, Mark Twain, and Adventures in the Woods, 07/07/2012-08/30/2013, Zimmerli Art Museum, Duvoisin Gallery

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