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Photo of collection object Holding it for a "Crack Shot!" (from Sketchbook) — Whistler, James McNeill. Holding it for a "Crack Shot!" (from Sketchbook), 1854–55. Graphite, red watercolor and ink on off-white Bristol board, 3 9/16 x 2 1/2 in. (9 x 6.4 cm). Gift of Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk, 1970, (Photo: The Met)

The Met

Holding it for a "Crack Shot!" (from Sketchbook)

1854–55

James McNeill Whistler

American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London

The American Wing

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Maker/Artist: Whistler, James McNeill
Formatted Medium: Graphite, red watercolor and ink on off-white Bristol board
Medium: graphite, red, watercolor, ink, off-white, bristol, board
Dimensions: 3 9/16 x 2 1/2 in. (9 x 6.4 cm)
Departments: The American Wing
Credit Line: Gift of Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk, 1970

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