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1951

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2015

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Print, Captive Bird

This is a Print. It was created by Paul Piech and made by Paul Piech. It is dated 1951 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Paul Piech.

Its dimensions are

30.9 × 38 cm (12 3/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed and dated in pen and black ink in margin, lower right: Paul Piech 1951

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink in margin, lower left: Captive Bird.

Cite this object as

Print, Captive Bird; Paul Piech; USA; lithograph on paper; 30.9 × 38 cm (12 3/16 × 14 15/16 in.); 1951-95-17

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