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Drawing, Design for a Sheet Music Cover, Johannes Brahms, ca. 1936

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is dated ca. 1936 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is graphite, charcoal, brush and white gouache on thin 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

33.5 × 24.6 cm (13 3/16 × 9 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Sheet Music Cover, Johannes Brahms, ca. 1936; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); USA; graphite, charcoal, brush and white gouache on thin paper; 33.5 × 24.6 cm (13 3/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-696

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