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Scylla and Charybdis

Hilda Katz American
1957–67
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Scylla and Charybdis
  • Artist: Hilda Katz (American, Bronx, New York 1909–1997)
  • Date: 1957–67
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Block: 16 × 11 11/16 in. (40.7 × 29.7 cm)
    Sheet: 19 13/16 × 14 5/16 in. (50.3 × 36.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Hilda Katz/Hulda Weber, in honor of A. Hyatt Mayor, 1979
  • Object Number: 1979.655.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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