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1993

  • Work on this object began.

1996

  • We acquired this object.

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Book Cover, The Tax Inspector

This is a Book cover. It was written by Peter Carey and made for (as the client) Alfred A. Knopf. It is dated 1993 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is offset lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Steven Heller.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 21.9 × 32.5 cm (8 5/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Book Cover, The Tax Inspector; Written by Peter Carey (Australian, b. 1943); Client: Alfred A. Knopf; offset lithograph on paper; H x W: 21.9 × 32.5 cm (8 5/8 × 12 13/16 in.); Gift of Steven Heller; 1996-74-136

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