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The Theater and the Gods (Le Théatre et les Dieux)

Date:

1966

Artist:

Wifredo Lam (Cuban, 1902-1982)
written by Antonin Artaud (French, 1896-1948)
published by Aubry-Rueff (French, 20th century)
printed by Georges LeBlanc (French, 20th century)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Wifredo Lam

Title

The Theater and the Gods (Le Théatre et les Dieux)

Place

Cuba (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.

1966

Medium

Book with five color etchings, with aqautint and hand-coloring, on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

23.8 × 19 × 0.9 cm (9 3/8 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg in memory of Bessie Kisloff Braude, Esq.

Reference Number

2014.476

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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