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Drawing, Der Atheist [The atheist], 1880–1890

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1880–1890 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is graphite, pen and ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Milton I. D. Einstein. It is credited Gift of Milton Einstein.

Its dimensions are

11.2 × 18.5 cm (4 7/16 × 7 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed, in ink, left: Der Atheist / A: Du glaubst / do eigentlich au / einen Gott? / B: J, Gott bewahre / B. Oberländer [“A: Do you believe in God? / B: I, heaven sake)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Der Atheist [The atheist], 1880–1890; Germany; graphite, pen and ink on paper; 11.2 × 18.5 cm (4 7/16 × 7 5/16 in.); Gift of Milton Einstein; 1959-49-215

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