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Nights of Travel that Flew with the Stars (Rilke Portfolio)

1968

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Description

NIGHTS OF TRAVEL THAT FLEW WITH THE STARS from the Rilke Portfolio; lithograph in colors of a night sky; 1968

Classification

Prints

Technique

Lithograph

Medium

Lithograph printed in black, blue and gray with gold

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

sheet: 57 x 45 cm (22 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Melvin R. Seiden, New York, New York, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, September 26, 2000.

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