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Cave Canem

A work made of oil on canvas.

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1944

Artist:

John D. Graham (American, born Kyiv, Russian Empire, now Ukraine, 1886–1961)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

John Graham

Title

Cave Canem

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1944

Medium

Oil on canvas

Inscriptions

Signed on back: CAVE CANEM/GRAHAM/XXXXIV

Dimensions

76.2 × 72.1 cm (30 × 24 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Shapiro

Reference Number

1973.60

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