…and Know the Gestures with which the Little Flowers open in the Morning, from the Rilke Portfolio, ​“For the Sake of a Single Verse”

Ben Shahn, ...and Know the Gestures with which the Little Flowers open in the Morning, from the Rilke Portfolio, "For the Sake of a Single Verse", 1968, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.202A-B
Ben Shahn, ...and Know the Gestures with which the Little Flowers open in the Morning, from the Rilke Portfolio, "For the Sake of a Single Verse", 1968, color lithograph on paper, image (part A): 18 x 14 1⁄2 in. (45.7 x 36.8 cm) sheet (part A): 22 1⁄2 x 17 5⁄8 in. (57.2 x 44.8 cm) sheet (part B): 22 1⁄2 x 35 1⁄2 in. (57.2 x 90.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.202A-B

Artwork Details

Title
…and Know the Gestures with which the Little Flowers open in the Morning, from the Rilke Portfolio, ​“For the Sake of a Single Verse”
Artist
Printer
Atelier Mourlot
Date
1968
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image (part A): 18 x 14 1⁄2 in. (45.7 x 36.8 cm) sheet (part A): 22 1⁄2 x 17 5⁄8 in. (57.2 x 44.8 cm) sheet (part B): 22 1⁄2 x 35 1⁄2 in. (57.2 x 90.2 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Frank McClure
Mediums Description
color lithograph on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — plant — flower
Object Number
1979.98.202A-B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1979.98.202A-B

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Katherine Lewis, Rope Coil, 2011, willow, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Martha G. Ware and Steven R. Cole, 2011.47.39
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Date2011
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Katherine Lewis, Red and White Oval Panier à Jour, 2011, willow, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Martha G. Ware and Steven R. Cole, 2011.47.41
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Date2011
willow
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Katherine Lewis, Irish Potato Basket, 2011, willow, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Martha G. Ware and Steven R. Cole, 2011.47.40
Irish Potato Basket
Artist
Date2011
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