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1992

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Print, Noah's Ark, 1950

This is a Print. It was designed by Ilonka Karasz. It is dated 1950 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is luxograph print on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Abraham Edelman.

Its dimensions are

Mount: 50.8 x 58.4 cm (20 x 23 in.) Window: 40.9 x 48.5 cm (16 1/8 x 19 1/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in printed brown ink, lower right: Ilonka Karasz

It is inscribed

Printed in light brown, lower margin: and the lord god said to noah build thyself a ship . . .

Cite this object as

Print, Noah's Ark, 1950; Designed by Ilonka Karasz ((American, born Hungary, 1896–1981)); USA; luxograph print on paper; Mount: 50.8 x 58.4 cm (20 x 23 in.) Window: 40.9 x 48.5 cm (16 1/8 x 19 1/8 in.); Gift of Abraham Edelman; 1992-29-1

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