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Drawing, Illustration for On The Iliad

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and written by Simone Weil, Rachel Bespaloff and Mary Therese McCarthy and published by Pantheon. It is dated 1948 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is brush and gouache 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

13.8 × 8 cm (5 7/16 × 3 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Illustration for On The Iliad; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Written by Simone Weil (French, 1909–1943), Rachel Bespaloff (Ukrainian, b. Bulgaria, 1895–1949), Mary Therese McCarthy (American, 1912–1989); Published by Pantheon (United States); USA; brush and gouache on paper; 13.8 × 8 cm (5 7/16 × 3 1/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-495

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