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For King Lear

A work made of woodcut on cream japanese tissue.

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  • A work made of woodcut on cream japanese tissue.

Date:

1920; signed and printed 1925

Artist:

Edward Gordon Craig
British, 1872-1966

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Edward Gordon Craig

Title

For King Lear

Place

United Kingdom (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1920

Medium

Woodcut on cream Japanese tissue

Dimensions

Image/block: 16.8 × 15.8 cm (6 5/8 × 6 1/4 in.); Sheet: 24.9 × 17.3 cm (9 13/16 × 6 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Allerton

Reference Number

1926.470

Extended information about this artwork

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