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Hero Holding the Beacon

Alternate TitleHero

Alternate TitleHeroine

Painter Thomas Buchanan Read (American, 1822–1872)

Date1864

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions29 13/16 × 25 1/16 in. (75.7 × 63.7 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

DepartmentAmerican Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings

Credit LineBequest of Fannie S. Kinney

Accession Number1894.6

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