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Sol LeWitt

Happy Birthday

Maker

Sol LeWitt (American, 1928-2007 b. Hartford, Connecticut), designer
Kathan Brown (American, b. 1935), printer
Parasol Press (American), publisher

Title

Happy Birthday

Year

1971

Medium

  • Color Etching

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Color Etching

Materials

Color Etching

Supports

  • Heavy weight white wove paper

Dimensions

16 x 16.2 cm (6 5/16 x 6 3/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:Numbered in LL in pencil:6/20; signed in LR:LewittVerso:In pencil in LL:74.048

Marks: Kathan Brown chop in LR on verso:k

Identification

Edition

6/20

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

Object Number

74.048

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

A Special Genius
Contemporary American Graphics from the Museum's Collection
Sep 01, 1976 – Oct 03, 1976

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Sol LeWitt (American, 1928-2007 b. Hartford, Connecticut), designer
Kathan Brown (American, b. 1935), printer
Parasol Press (American), publisher
Happy Birthday, 1971
Color Etching
16 x 16.2 cm (6 5/16 x 6 3/8 inches) (plate)
Museum purchase with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts 74.048

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