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1978

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1981

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Poster, Il Furioso all'Isola Di San Domingo

This is a Poster. It was music composed by Gaetano Donizetti. It is dated 1978 and we acquired it in 1981. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Various Donors.

Its dimensions are

87.7 × 61 cm (34 1/2 × 24 in.)

It is signed

Printed in black script, lower right of design: Ivan Chermayeff

It is inscribed

Printed in black ink, in three columns from left to right, lower composition: Il Furioso / all'Isola Di / San Domingo / by Gaetano Donizetti / American / Premiere at / Spoleto / Festival, 1978 / Charleston, S.C. / Made / Possible / in part / by a grant / from Mobil

Cite this object as

Poster, Il Furioso all'Isola Di San Domingo; Music composed by Gaetano Donizetti (Italian, 1797 - 1848); USA; lithograph on paper; 87.7 × 61 cm (34 1/2 × 24 in.); Gift of Various Donors; 1981-29-61

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