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Cover, Volume I, Book IV, Weights & Measures, from Index: The Objects of My Obsession

A work made of gray paper with black and blue fibers, folded to form cover.
© Estate of Ellen Lanyon.

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  • A work made of gray paper with black and blue fibers, folded to form cover.

Date:

2003

Artist:

Ellen Lanyon (American, 1926-2013)
printed by Kip Gresham, The Print Studio (English, 20th century)
scanned by Artisan Digital Incorporated (American, 20th century)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Ellen Lanyon

Title

Cover, Volume I, Book IV, Weights & Measures, from Index: The Objects of My Obsession

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.

2003

Medium

Gray paper with black and blue fibers, folded to form cover

Dimensions

Approx.; sheet, folded: 35.7 × 28 cm (14 1/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Fred Novy; Helen Davis Bailey Endowment; Herbert Molner Discretionary Fund

Reference Number

2005.14.63

Copyright

© Estate of Ellen Lanyon.

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