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What Ought to Be
(American, 1874 - 1944)

What Ought to Be

Pen and ink on paper
1901
15 1/8 × 22 1/4 in. (38.4 × 56.5 cm)
2020.1.11
Gift of the Rose O'Neill Foundation, 2020
Not on view
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