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Petroleum (Oil!)

A work made of letterpress and lithograph.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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  • A work made of letterpress and lithograph.

Date:

1927

Artist:

John Heartfield (German, 1891-1968)
Written by Upton Sinclair (American, 1878-1968)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Special Collections

Artist

John Heartfield

Title

Petroleum (Oil!)

Place

Berlin (Object made in:)

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1927

Medium

Letterpress and lithograph

Dimensions

18.9 × 13 cm (7 7/16 × 5 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Mary Louise Stevenson Fund

Reference Number

2009.456

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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