Incantation

Designer Alvin Lustig American

ca. 1950

Not on view

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Title: Incantation
Designer: Alvin Lustig (American, Denver, Colorado 1915–1955 New York)
Date: ca. 1950
Medium: Cotton
Dimensions: 36 1/2 × 24 1/2 in. (92.7 × 62.2 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Printed
Credit Line: Gift of Susan Lustig Peck, 1985
Object Number: 1985.447.1
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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