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Memento Mori

A work made of pen and black ink on an envelope, with postage stamp.

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  • A work made of pen and black ink on an envelope, with postage stamp.

Date:

1948

Artist:

Edward Gorey
American, 1925-2000

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Edward Gorey

Title

Memento Mori

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1948

Medium

Pen and black ink on an envelope, with postage stamp

Dimensions

9.3 × 16.6 cm (3 11/16 × 6 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Sylvia Sights

Reference Number

2009.979

Extended information about this artwork

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