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1940

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1960

  • We acquired this object.

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Print, The Curtain Rises

This is a Print. It was created by Margery Austen Ryerson and published by Associated American Artists. It is dated 1940 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: 20.2 × 25.2 cm (7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in margin, in graphite, lower right: M. Ryerson

Cite this object as

Print, The Curtain Rises; Margery Austen Ryerson (American, 1886 - 1989); Published by Associated American Artists (United States); USA; etching in black ink on paper; Platemark: 20.2 × 25.2 cm (7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.); 1960-231-37

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