This and 9 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Portfolio, Homage to the Square, Soft Edge -- Hard Edge.

Object Timeline

1965

  • Work on this object began.

1973

  • We acquired this object.

2015

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2025

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Print, Porta Negra, Homage to the Square, Soft Edge – Hard Edge

This is a Print. It was designed by Josef Albers. It is dated 1965 and we acquired it in 1973. Its medium is screenprint on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Museum of Graphic Art and Museum of Graphic Art. It is credited Gift of the Museum of Graphic Art, New York.

Its dimensions are

43.2 × 43.2 cm (17 × 17 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Porta Negra, Homage to the Square, Soft Edge – Hard Edge; Designed by Josef Albers (German, 1888–1976, active USA, 1933–1976); USA; screenprint on white paper; 43.2 × 43.2 cm (17 × 17 in.); Gift of the Museum of Graphic Art, New York; 1973-39-111

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