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1943

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1953

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1963

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Book Jacket, The Limits of Art, Edited by Huntington Cairns

This is a Book Jacket. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) Pantheon. It is dated ca. 1948 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is offset lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.

Its dimensions are

23.4 × 54.5 cm (9 3/16 × 21 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Book Jacket, The Limits of Art, Edited by Huntington Cairns; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: Pantheon (United States); USA; offset lithograph on paper; 23.4 × 54.5 cm (9 3/16 × 21 7/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-1199

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