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1936

  • Work on this object began.

1946

  • Work on this object ended.

1953

  • We acquired this object.

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Print, Summer Idyl (Near Somers, Connecticut)

This is a Print. It was created by Asa Cheffetz. It is dated ca. 1941 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is wood-engraving on cream 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

13.3 × 13.8 cm (5 1/4 × 5 7/16 in.) Platemark: 6.7 × 8.6 cm (2 5/8 × 3 3/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in margin, in graphite, lower right: "Asa Cheffetz"

Cite this object as

Print, Summer Idyl (Near Somers, Connecticut); Asa Cheffetz (American, 1896 - 1965); USA; wood-engraving on cream paper; 13.3 × 13.8 cm (5 1/4 × 5 7/16 in.) Platemark: 6.7 × 8.6 cm (2 5/8 × 3 3/8 in.); Gift of William J. Donald; 1953-102-78

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