Object Timeline

1931

  • Work on this object began.

1963

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2019

2024

  • You found it!

Print, Illustration for Venus Rising From the Sea

This is a Print. It was written by Arnold Bennett and designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and published by Cassell & Co. and printed by The Curwen Press. It is dated 1931 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and blue and pink watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.

Its dimensions are

25.6 × 19.5 cm (10 1/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Illustration for Venus Rising From the Sea; Written by Arnold Bennett (British, 1867–1931); Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Printed by The Curwen Press (United Kingdom); Published by Cassell & Co.; USA; offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and blue and pink watercolor on paper; 25.6 × 19.5 cm (10 1/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-400

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

For higher resolution or commercial use contact ArtResource.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18447957/ |title=Print, Illustration for Venus Rising From the Sea |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=19 April 2024 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>