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Booklet, Booklet for 2 pittori, 3 scultori, XXVII Biennale, Venice 1954, 1954

This is a Booklet. It was designed by Alvin Lustig. It is dated 1954 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is lithography in blue and black ink on hand-made off-white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Tamar Cohen. It is credited Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 17 x 13.4 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed vertically in black ink, left margin: XXVII VIENNALE Venezia 1954 Stati Uniti d'America. Printed horizontally in black ink, upper margin: Exposizione organizzata dal Museum of Modern Art, New York; lower right: pittori/scultori. Printed in blue ink, left center: 2/3.

Cite this object as

Booklet, Booklet for 2 pittori, 3 scultori, XXVII Biennale, Venice 1954, 1954; Designed by Alvin Lustig (American, 1915–1955); lithography in blue and black ink on hand-made off-white paper; H x W: 17 x 13.4 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/4 in.); Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff; 1993-31-168

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