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Print, Illustration for Benito Cereno

This is a Print. It was written by Herman Melville and designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and published by Nonesuch Press and printed by The Curwen Press. It is dated 1926 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and green watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.

Its dimensions are

24.8 × 19.5 cm (9 3/4 × 7 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Illustration for Benito Cereno; Written by Herman Melville (American, 1819–1891); Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Printed by The Curwen Press (United Kingdom); Published by Nonesuch Press; USA; offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and green watercolor on paper; 24.8 × 19.5 cm (9 3/4 × 7 11/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-291

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