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Spider
Spider

Spider

Bernard Childs (American, 1910–1985)
1978
Medium/TechniqueEngraving in color, unique impression of the finished print; impression from copper plate in MFA collection 2012.284
DimensionsPlatemark: 41.5 x 30.6 cm (16 5/16 x 12 1/16 in.)
Sheet: 50.8 x 33 cm (20 x 13 in.)
Credit LineGift of Judith Childs
Accession number2012.285
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsVerso, in graphite, hand of J. Childs" The Spider is Becoming the Energy of the Universe"Provenance1985, bequest of the artist to his widow, Judith Childs, New York; 2012, gift of Judith Childs to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 30, 2012)
CopyrightEstate of Bernard Childs