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Olympus

Printer Gerald Geerlings American
Printer Charles Welch British or American
1929
Not on view
Edition of 100

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Olympus
  • Artist: Gerald Geerlings (American, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1897–1998 New Canaan, Connecticut)
  • Printer: Gerald Geerlings (American, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1897–1998 New Canaan, Connecticut)
  • Printer: Charles Welch (active 1928–32)
  • Date: 1929
  • Medium: Drypoint on blue paper
  • Dimensions: Plate: 8 15/16 × 5 15/16 in. (22.7 × 15.1 cm)
    Sheet: 16 1/8 × 10 3/4 in. (41 × 27.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Allen T. Terrell, 1969
  • Object Number: 69.504.25
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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