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1964

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1984

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1993

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Drawing, Tapestry Design with Mirror Images of Trude Guermonprez and John Elsesser

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1974 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is graphite, crayon on tracing paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Mr. Eric and Mrs. Sylvia Elsesser, The Trude Guermonprez Archives.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 35.4 × 43.2 cm (13 15/16 in. × 17 in.)

It is inscribed

Mathematical figures inscribed in graphite, lower left: 21.5/ 21.5/ 43.0/ 2/ 45 x 40" [arrow pointing up and down]; at edge, lower left: 25 [encircled]/ 75 [?].

Cite this object as

Drawing, Tapestry Design with Mirror Images of Trude Guermonprez and John Elsesser; USA; graphite, crayon on tracing paper; H x W: 35.4 × 43.2 cm (13 15/16 in. × 17 in.); Gift of Mr. Eric and Mrs. Sylvia Elsesser, The Trude Guermonprez Archives; 1993-121-109

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