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1939

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1960

  • We acquired this object.

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Print, The Midnight Alarm

This is a Print. It was created by Grant Wood and published by Associated American Artists and printed by George C. Miller, New York. It is dated 1939 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 Samuel P. Mandell.

Its dimensions are

30.2 × 17.7 cm (11 7/8 × 6 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in margin, in graphite, lower right (obliquely): Grant Wood

Cite this object as

Print, The Midnight Alarm; Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942); Printed by George Charles Miller (American, 1894–1965); Published by Associated American Artists (United States); USA; lithograph in black ink on paper; 30.2 × 17.7 cm (11 7/8 × 6 15/16 in.); 1960-246-21

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