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Print, Black Venus

This is a Print. It was designed by E. McKnight Kauffer and written by Carl van Vechten and published by Alfred A. Knopf. It is dated 1930 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is lithograph 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

23.5 × 16.8 cm (9 1/4 × 6 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Black Venus; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Written by Carl van Vechten (American, 1880–1964); Published by Alfred A. Knopf; USA; lithograph on paper; 23.5 × 16.8 cm (9 1/4 × 6 5/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-312

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