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Chaos

A work made of wood engraving on cream wove paper.
Courtesy Dr. Sean B. Murphy.

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  • A work made of wood engraving on cream wove paper.

Date:

1921

Artist:

John J. A. Murphy
American, 1888-1967

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

John J. A. Murphy

Title

Chaos

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.

Made 1921

Medium

Wood engraving on cream wove paper

Dimensions

Image/block: 17.4 × 14.2 cm (6 7/8 × 5 5/8 in.); Sheet: 30.6 × 21.2 cm (12 1/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Sean Murphy

Reference Number

2013.1356

Copyright

Courtesy Dr. Sean B. Murphy.

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