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CLARA ELSENE PECK (1883-1968) "'They didn't think I could do it, but I did.'"

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CLARA ELSENE PECK (1883-1968) "'They didn't think I could do it, but I did.'"

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CLARA ELSENE PECK (1883-1968)
"'They didn't think I could do it, but I did.'" Illustration for the story "The Song in the Tree-Tops: A Monologue by Sonny's Father" by Ruth McEnery Stuart published in The Century Magazine, Volume 79, December 1909, page 277. Pen and ink on board. 432x381 mm; 17x15 inches, board. Signed lower center. Archivally framed and matted to 22½x21 inches.

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CLARA ELSENE PECK (1883-1968) "'They didn't think I could do it, but I did.'"

Name: CLARA ELSENE PECK (1883-1968) \"'They didn't think I could do it, but I did.'\"
SKU: 129677289
Price: 750 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $600 - $900

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