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Bestiary/Bestiario

Author Pablo Neruda Chilean
Engraver Antonio Frasconi Uruguayan-American
Publisher Harcourt, Brace and Co. American
1965
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bestiary/Bestiario
  • Author: Pablo Neruda (Chilean, 1904–1973)
  • Engraver: Antonio Frasconi (Uruguayan-American (born Argentina), Buenos Aires 1919–2013 New York)
  • Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Co. (New York, NY)
  • Date: 1965
  • Medium: Illustrations: photoreproductions of original woodcuts
  • Dimensions: 11 5/8 x 8 11/16 in. (29.5 x 22 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Albert Ten Eyck Gardner, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.531
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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