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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M25819
People
Alfonso Ossorio, American (Manila, The Philippines 1916 - 1990 East Hampton, NY)
Title
Poems and Wood Engravings by Alfonso Ossorio
Classification
Prints
Work Type
artist's book
Date
1935
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/94962

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wood engravings printed in various colors and letterpress
Technique
Wood engraving
Dimensions
cover: 26.8 x 21 cm (10 9/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: The handmade paper of the book has two marks, an open hand surmounted by a flower, and the head of the ressurected Christ with B99 [?1399?] below.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Frederic and Siena Ossorio, Boulder, Colorado, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, April 8, 2003.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Frederic and Siena Ossorio
Copyright
© Robert U. Ossorio Foundation
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
M25819
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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