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1936

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1955

  • We acquired this object.

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Print, Drying Cod

This is a Print. It is dated 1936 and we acquired it in 1955. Its medium is etching in blakc ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by William Franklin Mitchell and Mrs. William Franklin Mitchell.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 22.5 × 27.7 cm (8 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.) Sheet: 32.3 × 41 cm (12 11/16 × 16 1/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in plate, upper left: 1936 / JEA; signed in graphite, lower right: James E Allen

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: To my good friend Frank Mitchell / Christmas 1936 James E Allen

Cite this object as

Print, Drying Cod; USA; etching in blakc ink on paper; Platemark: 22.5 × 27.7 cm (8 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.) Sheet: 32.3 × 41 cm (12 11/16 × 16 1/8 in.); 1955-111-6

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