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Month of Unreasonable Hope (from "Book of Months")
Month of Unreasonable Hope (from "Book of Months")

Month of Unreasonable Hope (from "Book of Months")

Bernard Childs (American, 1910–1985)
1960
Medium/TechniqueEngraving with power tools in color, second printing
DimensionsPlatemark: 11.5 x 12 cm (4 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.); Sheet: 25 x 22.3 cm (9 13/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineLee M. Friedman Fund
Accession number67.295
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn graphite pencil across lower margin: Childs '60 IIE a.p. "Month of Unreasonable Hope" / 10/12Provenance1967, sold by the artist to the MFA for $850 [see note]. (Accession Date: March 8, 1967)

NOTE: MFA accession nos. 67.295-67.306 were purchased for this amount.
CopyrightEstate of Bernard Childs