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Magnolia Leaves, ca. 1920s, by Alice Ravenel Huger Smith

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Magnolia Leaves from an Alice Ravenel Huger Smith sketchbook, ca. 1920s, by Alice Ravenel Huger Smith (1876–1958)

Magnolia Leaves from an Alice Ravenel Huger Smith sketchbook, ca. 1920s
Alice Ravenel Huger Smith (1876–1958)
Pencil on paper; 5 x 8 inches
Gibbes Museum of Art, Gift of the artist (1934.064.0002)
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