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Book Cover, The Queen's Throat

This is a Book cover. It was designed by Carin Goldberg and written by Wayne Koestenbaum and published by Da Capo Press. It is dated ca. 1993 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is offset lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Carin Goldberg. It is credited Gift of Carin Goldberg.

Its dimensions are

24.3 × 16.3 cm (9 9/16 × 6 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in gold text, within black rectangle at center left: The / QUEEN'S / THROAT / OPERA / Homo / SEXUALITY / and the / MYSTERY / of / DESIRE / WAYNE / KOESTENBAUM

Cite this object as

Book Cover, The Queen's Throat; Designed by Carin Goldberg (American, b. 1953); Written by Wayne Koestenbaum (American, b. 1958); Published by Da Capo Press (United States); USA; offset lithograph on paper; 24.3 × 16.3 cm (9 9/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Gift of Carin Goldberg; 1996-89-8

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