The image shows a person standing with their back facing the viewer. They have their left arm extended upward and their right arm bent behind their head. The person has short, curly hair and is wearing a rectangular cloth draped over their lower back to upper thighs. There is no visible jewelry or objects. The background is plain, with the initials "R.E." in the bottom left corner.
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The Signal

Arthur B. Davies (American, 1862 - 1928)

c. 1917-1928

Medium
charcoal and chalk on two sheets of blue wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall (two sheets): 40.01 × 26.67 cm (15 3/4 × 10 1/2 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Arthur B. Davies, wife of the artist, 1930)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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