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1926

  • Work on this object began.

1951

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Print, St. John the Divine, N.Y.: Building the Cathedral

This is a Print. It is dated 1926 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is etching in sepia ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. A. W. Erickson. It is credited Gift of Mrs. A. W. Erickson.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 49.6 × 70.4 cm (19 1/2 × 27 11/16 in.) Sheet: 63.5 × 82.4 cm (25 × 32 7/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: Arthur Covey 1926

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: Building the Cathedral

Cite this object as

Print, St. John the Divine, N.Y.: Building the Cathedral; USA; etching in sepia ink on paper; Platemark: 49.6 × 70.4 cm (19 1/2 × 27 11/16 in.) Sheet: 63.5 × 82.4 cm (25 × 32 7/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. A. W. Erickson; 1951-174-2

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