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1972

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1993

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Drawing, Design for a Woven Hanging, Triptych Over a Blue Couch

This is a Drawing. It is dated April 1, 1972 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is crayon, graphite on white 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: 13.5 × 21 cm (5 5/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

It is signed

Signed with initials and dated in pen and black ink, lower right corner: 4.1.72 T.G. [marked off above and at left by lines from rest of inscription]

It is inscribed

Inscribed in blue ballpoint pen across lower edge: A tryptich over blue couch-/Panels are about 20" by 20"/strong twill textures in the landscape colors deep./suspended from aluminum structure; on verso in graphite, upper left corner: 880

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Woven Hanging, Triptych Over a Blue Couch; USA; crayon, graphite on white paper; H x W: 13.5 × 21 cm (5 5/16 × 8 1/4 in.); Gift of Mr. Eric and Mrs. Sylvia Elsesser, The Trude Guermonprez Archives; 1993-121-97

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