Shell

Paul Landacre, Shell, before 1935, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1981.41
Paul Landacre, Shell, before 1935, wood engraving on paper, image: 4 5⁄8 x 7 in. (11.8 x 17.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1981.41

Artwork Details

Title
Shell
Artist
Date
before 1935
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 4 5⁄8 x 7 in. (11.8 x 17.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums Description
wood engraving on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Still life — other — shell
Object Number
1981.41
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1981.41

Works by this artist (2 items)

Terry Winters, Novalis, 1983-1989, color etching, aquatint and spit bite on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1991.94.5, © 1989, Terry Winters
Novalis
Artist
Date1983-1989
color etching, aquatint and spit bite on paper
Not on view
Robert Rauschenberg, Treaty, 1974, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kainen and museum purchase through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1975.98.3
Treaty
Artist
Date1974
color lithograph on paper
Not on view

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