Seated Woman Blowing Smoke at a Parrot. Illustration for the cover of 'Smart Set' magazine

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Seated Woman Blowing Smoke at a Parrot. Illustration for the cover of 'Smart Set' magazine
Image Not Available for Seated Woman Blowing Smoke at a Parrot. Illustration for the cover of 'Smart Set' magazine

Seated Woman Blowing Smoke at a Parrot. Illustration for the cover of 'Smart Set' magazine

Datebefore 1930
MediumWatercolor, ink, and varnish
DimensionsSheet: 406 × 292 mm. (16 × 11 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of August Mencken in Memory of H.L. Mencken
Object number1958.162.2
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
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