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Composition Jewels

A work made of relief etching in black on ivory wove paper.
© Eldzier Cortor.

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  • A work made of relief etching in black on ivory wove paper.

Date:

n.d.

Artist:

Eldzier Cortor
American, 1916-2015

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Eldzier Cortor

Title

Composition Jewels

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.

1936–2012

Medium

Relief etching in black on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 52.3 × 46.4 cm (20 5/8 × 18 5/16 in.); Sheet: 84 × 66.1 cm (33 1/8 × 26 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Eldzier Cortor in memory of Sophia Cortor

Reference Number

2012.890

Copyright

© Eldzier Cortor.

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