Seamus Heaney Poems and a Memoir (book) and eight engraving plates

Henry Pearson American

Seamus Heaney Irish

1982

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Title: Seamus Heaney Poems and a Memoir (book) and eight engraving plates
Artist: Henry Pearson (American, Kinston, North Carolina 1914–2006 New York)
Artist: Seamus Heaney (Irish, Castledawson 1939–2013 Dublin)
Date: 1982
Medium: Book with engravings; eight engraving plates
Dimensions: 12 3/4 × 8 in. (32.4 × 20.3 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Books, Plates
Credit Line: Gift of Regina and Lawrence Dubin M.D., 2016
Object Number: 2016.520.27.1–.9
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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