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Sandow Birk

Proposal for a Monument to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

Maker

  • Sandow Birk
  • Paul Mullowney
  • Mullowney Printing
  • Catharine Clark Gallery

Title

Proposal for a Monument to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Direct gravure etching on four copper plates,
  • printed on gampi backed with sekishu kōzo paper

Techniques

  • Direct gravure etching on four copper plates,
  • printed on gampi backed with sekishu kōzo paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 156 x 118.5 cm (61 7/16 x 46 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In graphite below image at LL: A.P. 2; LR Sandow Birk . 2013

Identification

Edition

A.P.2; edition of 25

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Jessica Helfand and Malcolm Drenttel

Object Number

2022.69

Proposal for a Monument to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Imaginary Monuments

A.P.2; edition of 25

In graphite below image at LL: A.P. 2; LR Sandow Birk . 2013

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