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Printing plate for "Month of Unreasonable Hope" (from "Book of Months")
Printing plate for "Month of Unreasonable Hope" (from "Book of Months")

Printing plate for "Month of Unreasonable Hope" (from "Book of Months")

Bernard Childs (American, 1910–1985)
1960
Medium/TechniqueZinc plate, shaped, cut and engraved with hand and power tools, beveled edges
DimensionsPlate: 11.7 x 12.3 x 0.3 cm (4 5/8 x 4 13/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineLee M. Friedman Fund
Accession number2004.524
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ClassificationsTools and equipment
InscriptionsVerso, in ink, in hand of Judith Childs: Bernard Childs / Month of Unreasonable HopeProvenancethe artist; the artist's widow, Judith Childs, from whom purchased by MFA Sept. 22, 2004
CopyrightEstate of Bernard Childs