[Dialogo de...ni pena, la muerte]
Brown background; Black abstract figures,Condition assessment (2014): Fair/ poor; right, bottom corner ripped off; left bottom corner is ripping off
Brown background; Black abstract figures,Condition assessment (2014): Fair/ poor; right, bottom corner ripped off; left bottom corner is ripping off
Cardboard painted burgundy/brown and an abstract yellow figure draw in chalk.,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Personal camera footage from Founder's Day 1931 and 1932 as well as Class Day 1932. Scenes from Founder's Day 1931 begin with a treasure hunt, followed by the faculty-student baseball game, the hoop-rolling contest (won by Marcia Wheelock, VC 1931), and dancing the Virginia Reel to a performance by
An abstract drawing with multiple thick lines crossing one another,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Dark pencil shading on an abstract figure,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Green, grey, black and white blended into abstract shapes and textures,Condition assessment (2014): Good
An abstract dawing with dots and curved lines,Condition assessment (2014): Fragile paper; three corners torn
Drawing of an abstract figure; 3 horizontal straight lines coming out of a vertical line; object in between all three lines,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Charcoal background with white abstract shape drawn in chalk,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Abstract figure in top right on page; rest of page shaded gray; done on paper with three holes punched along left side,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Abstract figure in middle of paper; single, black dot on top of paper; both sides colored grey,Condition assessment (2014): Good
An abstract drawing of two blue objects against black and gray background,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Background of black, yellow, and green stripes out of which comes out what looks like a head,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Long rope that ends as a lasso with a flower below it.,Condition assessment (2014): Good
White background; abstract shape with varied tones and texture,Condition assessment (2014): Good
3 Abstract figures; light, black shaded with four dark lines from bottom of figures,Condition assessment (2014): Good
3 borders painted orange; orange figure resembling a cross in the middle with an "X" across,Condition assessment (2014): Good
3 horizontal stripes lightly shaded; orange abstract figures all over,Condition assessment (2014): Good
3 thick lines; 2 are black and make an "x" and one is red and is going straight through the "X,Condition assessment (2014): Good
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