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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M24420
People
Bernard Childs, American (Brooklyn, New York 1910 - 1985 New York, New York)
Title
Satellite
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1963
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/178682

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving executed with power tools on a shaped plate, relief printed in black
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 18 x 20 cm (7 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Childs
  • inscription: yes, lower margin, graphite, handwritten, signed, in artist's hand: descriptive of this impression: Childs 63 unique trial proof Satellite 1/1/

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Judith Childs, New York, New York, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, November 14, 2000.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
unique trial proof

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
Accession Year
2000
Object Number
M24420
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Precision and Prestige: The Arts of Engraving, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/11/2001 - 12/02/2001
  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/04/2021 - 01/02/2022

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