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1950

  • Work on this object began.

1976

  • Work on this object ended.

1993

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Design for Tapestry with Cat, Vase, Pitcher, and Fish

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1950–76 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is graphite on cream 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: 64 × 49.5 cm (25 3/16 × 19 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: tapestry/"cat"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Tapestry with Cat, Vase, Pitcher, and Fish; USA; graphite on cream paper; H x W: 64 × 49.5 cm (25 3/16 × 19 1/2 in.); Gift of Mr. Eric and Mrs. Sylvia Elsesser, The Trude Guermonprez Archives; 1993-121-85

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