Letterio Calapai

Self-Portrait
Recent Acquisition

Maker

Letterio Calapai (American, 1902, Boston, Massachusetts - 1993, Glencoe, Illinois)

Title

Self-Portrait

Year

1947

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 15 x 22.3 cm (5 7/8 x 8 3/4 inches); Sheet: 22.6 x 30.4 cm (8 7/8 x 11 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription: On recto in graphite along bottom of image LL “Self-portrait (Artist’s proof 7) L. Calapai [signed]”

Inscription: On verso in graphite LR corner of sheet in another hand: “03-21-149-1”

Identification

Edition

AP 7

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Patricia J. Dryer

Object Number

2025.34.7

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Letterio Calapai (American, 1902, Boston, Massachusetts - 1993, Glencoe, Illinois)
Self-Portrait, 1947
Wood engraving on laid paper
Image: 15 x 22.3 cm (5 7/8 x 8 3/4 inches)<br>Sheet: 22.6 x 30.4 cm (8 7/8 x 11 15/16 inches)
Gift of Patricia J. Dryer 2025.34.7

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