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1941

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1960

  • We acquired this object.

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Print, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, 1941

This is a Print. It was published by Associated American Artists. It is dated 1941 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is lithograph 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: 16.4 × 23 cm (6 7/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in print, lower right: J. McC; signed in margin, in graphite, lower right: John McCrady

It is inscribed

Inscribed with title in margin, in graphite, lower left: Swing Low Sweet Chariot

Cite this object as

Print, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, 1941; Published by Associated American Artists (United States); USA; lithograph in black ink on paper; Platemark: 16.4 × 23 cm (6 7/16 × 9 1/16 in.); 1960-231-32

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