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Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida

A work made of lithograph on cream wove paper.
© The Art Institute of Chicago.

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  • A work made of lithograph on cream wove paper.

Date:

1940

Artist:

Ivan Albright
American, 1897-1983

About this artwork

Born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, Ivan Albright studied at the School of the Art Institute. Making precise medical drawings while serving with an Army medical unit during World War I, he developed a meticulous realism that was particularly effective when applied to themes of mortality and the fleeting nature of physical beauty, as in this lithograph and the related painting, also in the Art Institute’s collection.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Ivan Albright

Title

Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1940

Medium

Lithograph on cream wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 41.2 × 35.2 cm (16 1/4 × 13 7/8 in.); Sheet: 50 × 41.7 cm (19 11/16 × 16 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Earle Ludgin

Reference Number

1963.122

Copyright

© The Art Institute of Chicago.

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