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1936

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1953

  • We acquired this object.

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Print, Mexican Folk Band (Mexican Band)

This is a Print. It was created by Irwin David Hoffman and published by Associated American Artists. It is dated 1936 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is etching with sepia ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by William J. Donald. It is credited Gift of William J. Donald.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 20.3 × 27.3 cm (8 × 10 3/4 in.) 26.7 × 32 cm (10 1/2 × 12 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: "HOLLAND"

It is signed

Signed and dated in plate. Signed in margin, in graphite, lower right: "Irwin D. Hoffman"

It is inscribed

Title in margin, in graphite, lower left.

Cite this object as

Print, Mexican Folk Band (Mexican Band); Irwin David Hoffman (American, 1901–1989); Published by Associated American Artists (United States); USA; etching with sepia ink on paper; Platemark: 20.3 × 27.3 cm (8 × 10 3/4 in.) 26.7 × 32 cm (10 1/2 × 12 5/8 in.); Gift of William J. Donald; 1953-102-40

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