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The Big Dipper

A work made of linocut in black ink on cream wove paper.

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  • A work made of linocut in black ink on cream wove paper.

Date:

c. 1935–40

Artist:

Edward Hagedorn
American, 1902-1982

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Edward Hagedorn

Title

The Big Dipper

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1935–1946

Medium

Linocut in black ink on cream wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 43.4 × 68.6 cm (17 1/8 × 27 1/16 in.); Sheet: 50.8 × 78.6 cm (20 × 31 in.)

Credit Line

John H. Wrenn Memorial Endowment

Reference Number

1992.8

Extended information about this artwork

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