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Dream of the Rarebit Fiend

A work made of pen and brush and black ink on ivory illustration board with lithographed title header and printed copyright label pasted down.
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  • A work made of pen and brush and black ink on ivory illustration board with lithographed title header and printed copyright label pasted down.

Date:

1905

Artist:

Winsor McCay (American, 1871-1934)
later published by New York Evening Telegram (New York Herald Company; American, founded 1867)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Winsor McCay

Title

Dream of the Rarebit Fiend

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Copyrighted 1905

Medium

Pen and brush and black ink on ivory illustration board with lithographed title header and printed copyright label pasted down

Dimensions

54.5 × 35.4 cm (21 1/2 × 13 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Stanley Field Endowment

Reference Number

2003.3

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