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Blown Glass

1935/1942

Alvin Shiren

Artist, American, active c. 1935

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 30.5 x 22.7 cm (12 x 8 15/16 in.)
Accession

1943.8.17671

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: A / SHIREN

Wikidata ID

Q64534706

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