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The Sisters

Artist: Abbott H. Thayer, American, 1849-1921
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dates: 1884
Dimensions: 54 5/16 x 36 1/4 in. (138 x 92.1 cm)
Signature: Signed twice lower left: "A. H. Thayer. / A. H. Thayer"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, Everyday Life/A Nation Divided, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 35.1068
Credit Line: Bequest of Bessie G. Stillman
Image: Overall, 35.1068_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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