Paperboard Goes to War, from the Early Series

Gyorgy Kepes, Paperboard Goes to War, from the Early Series, ca. late 1930s-early 1940s, gelatin silver print with ink and gouache, pen and ink, airbrush and ink, gouache, and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.152
Gyorgy Kepes, Paperboard Goes to War, from the Early Series, ca. late 1930s-early 1940s, gelatin silver print with ink and gouache, pen and ink, airbrush and ink, gouache, and pencil on paperboard, sheet: 15 1⁄8 x 20 in. (38.4 x 50.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.152

Artwork Details

Title
Paperboard Goes to War, from the Early Series
Artist
Date
ca. late 1930s-early 1940s
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 15 1⁄8 x 20 in. (38.4 x 50.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print with ink and gouache, pen and ink, airbrush and ink, gouache, and pencil on paperboard
Subjects
  • State of being — evil — war
  • Disaster — accident — explosion
Object Number
1984.124.152
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.152

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Date1936
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