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1937

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1960

  • We acquired this object.

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Print, The Spirit of Rain

This is a Print. It was created by Peggy Bacon and published by Associated American Artists. It is dated 1937 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is etching in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Louis Stein.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 12.4 × 10 cm (4 7/8 × 3 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, in margin, lower right: Peggy Bacon.

It is inscribed

Inscribed with title in margin, in graphite, lower left: The Spirit of Rain -

Cite this object as

Print, The Spirit of Rain; Peggy Bacon (American, 1895–1987); Published by Associated American Artists (United States); USA; etching in black ink on paper; Platemark: 12.4 × 10 cm (4 7/8 × 3 15/16 in.); 1960-231-2

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