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They Seemed to Sing in Triumph Over It

They Seemed to Sing in Triumph Over It

Artist: Samuel Loren Schmucker (American, 1879 - 1921)

Date: c.1895
Medium: pen, ink, watercolor, and gouache on Japanese paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 x 8 in. (31.8 x 20.3 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Object number: 2002.14.1.7C
Schmucker, who was born in Reading, Pennsylvania attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia from 1896 – 99 and the Howard Pile Institute at Drexel from 1898 – 1900. He lived and worked in Philadelphia and was deeply influenced by Aubrey Beardsley and Gustav Klimt, embracing the international Art Nouveau style by the 1890s. During his short career — he died at age 42 — he designed postcards and provided illustrations for books and magazines.
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