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Drawing, Illustration for Benia Krik

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and written by Isaak Emmanuilovich Babel. It is dated ca. 1931 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is brush and 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

29.2 × 21.2 cm (11 1/2 × 8 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Illustration for Benia Krik; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Written by Isaak Emmanuilovich Babel (Russian, 1894–1940); USA; brush and watercolor on paper; 29.2 × 21.2 cm (11 1/2 × 8 3/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-403

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