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1945

  • Work on this object began.

1993

  • We acquired this object.

2014

2025

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Poster, To the Heroes of the Sky!

This is a Poster. It was created by Aleksandr Alekseevich Zharov and written by Andrei Ivanovich Plotnov. It is dated August 4, 1945 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is woodcut and lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mr. Sam Schaefler and Mrs. Katalin Schaefler. It is credited Gift of Sam and Katalin Schaefler.

Its dimensions are

157.8 X 85.1 cm (62 1/8 X 33 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Poster, To the Heroes of the Sky!; Aleksandr Alekseevich Zharov (Russian, 1904 - 1984); Written by Andrei Ivanovich Plotnov (Russian, 1916 - 1997); Russia; woodcut and lithograph on paper; 157.8 X 85.1 cm (62 1/8 X 33 1/2 in.); Gift of Sam and Katalin Schaefler; 1993-127-1

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