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1951

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1952

  • We acquired this object.

  • Work on this object ended.

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Print, Man Asleep

This is a Print. It is dated 1951–52 and we acquired it in 1952. Its medium is etching and aquatint on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Cooper Union Art School. It is credited Gift of Cooper Union Art School.

Its dimensions are

23.6 × 30.9 cm (9 5/16 × 12 3/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right margin: ROBERT GASOI - 3CI

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left margin: Aqua-Tint Hard Ground Etching, lower center margin: Mr. Wheeler

Cite this object as

Print, Man Asleep; etching and aquatint on paper; 23.6 × 30.9 cm (9 5/16 × 12 3/16 in.); Gift of Cooper Union Art School; 1952-71-3

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