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Photo by John Bentham.
The Riddle
Photo by John Bentham.
Artist/Maker (American, born Switzerland, 1900 - 1962)
Date1944
MediumEtching
DimensionsComposition: 17 3/8 × 11 1/4 in. (44.1 × 28.6 cm) Plate: 17 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (44.5 × 29.8 cm) Sheet: 22 5/8 × 15 3/8 in. (57.5 × 39.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Montfort Dunn
Object number1992.45.4
Not on view
DescriptionTwo abstract figures, one points to the other
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Date: 1944
Medium: Etching
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Medium: Etching
Object number: 1992.45.5
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Medium: Etching
Object number: 1992.45.6
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Medium: Etching
Object number: 1992.45.3
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Date: 1944
Medium: Etching on handmade rag paper
Object number: 1992.45.1
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Date: published March 4, 1876
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Thomas Nast
Date: published August 5, 1865
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Date: published December 4, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Date: published January 9, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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