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Hansel & Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm

[1925]
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Hansel & Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm
  • Author: Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm (German, Hanau, Hesse-Kassel 1785–1863 Berlin)
  • Author: Wilhelm Carl Grimm (German, Hanau 1786–1859 Berlin)
  • Illustrator: Kay Nielsen (Danish, Copenhagen 1886–1957 Altadena, California)
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd. London
  • Date: [1925]
  • Medium: Illustrations: photomechanical process
  • Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 10 x 1 3/4 in. (31.8 x 25.4 x 4.4 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Jane Erdmann Whitney, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.1145.24
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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