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The Islands of Wak Wak: A Tale from 1001 Nights (Die Inseln Wak Wak: Eine Erzählung aus 1001 Nacht)

Date:

1921

Artist:

Max Slevogt (German, 1868-1932)
written by Sir Richard Francis Burton (English, 1821-1890)
published by Bruno Cassirer (German, 1872-1941)
translated by Felix Paul Greve (German, 20th century)
printed by Wilhelm Eduard Drugulin (German, 1825-1879) and M.W. Lassally (German, late 19th century-early 20th century)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Max Slevogt

Title

The Islands of Wak Wak: A Tale from 1001 Nights (Die Inseln Wak Wak: Eine Erzählung aus 1001 Nacht)

Place

Germany (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.

1921

Medium

Book with fifty-four lithographs in black on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

42.4 × 32.8 × 1.8 cm (16 3/4 × 12 15/16 × 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

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

Reference Number

2014.541

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