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1931

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1966

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Print, Demolishing The Century Theatre, N.Y., 1931

This is a Print. It is dated 1931 and we acquired it in 1966. Its medium is etching and drypoint on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 22.3 × 28.5 cm (8 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.) Sheet: 33 × 39.2 cm (13 × 15 7/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: "Wm McNulty."

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Demolishing The Century Theatre N.Y. 31 / 75 proofs"; lower center: "To Helen"; lower right: "3 3/4"; center right: "3 1/8"; upper right: "2 7/8"; lower right corner: "24 00"

Cite this object as

Print, Demolishing The Century Theatre, N.Y., 1931; USA; etching and drypoint on paper; Plate: 22.3 × 28.5 cm (8 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.) Sheet: 33 × 39.2 cm (13 × 15 7/16 in.); 1966-68-61

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