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Single nude male on paper by Emlen Etting (Philadelphia, 1905-1993), circa 1960s. 

 

Etting was a painter, sculptor, filmmaker, and a member of Philadelphia's elite Main Line Society. A Harvard graduate, he studied with artist Andre Lhote. In WW2 he served in psychological warfare division of the Office of War Information. He corroborated with Orson Wells in recording the liberation of Paris.

Graphite/watercolor nude by Emlen Etting

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