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Book Cover, Death Kit, 1991

This is a Book cover. It was designed by Carin Goldberg and written by Susan Sontag and published by Anchor Books and photographed by Peter Hujar. It is dated 1991 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Steven Heller. It is credited Gift of Steven Heller.

Its dimensions are

20.5 × 28.2 cm (8 1/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in black text, upper center: SUSAN / SONTAG; in white text within black rectangle, lower center: DEATH KIT

Cite this object as

Book Cover, Death Kit, 1991; Designed by Carin Goldberg (American, b. 1953); Written by Susan Sontag (American, 1933–2003); Published by Anchor Books; Photographed by Peter Hujar (American, 1934 - 1987); USA; lithograph on paper; 20.5 × 28.2 cm (8 1/16 × 11 1/8 in.); Gift of Steven Heller; 1996-74-113

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