Haggard, hooded, barefoot figure knits lace pattern with enlarged doilies casting shadow over them

Heirloom Lace from the "Caucasian Studies" Portfolio

Artist William Gropper (American, 1897 - 1977)

Date1950

MediumLithograph

Dimensionssheet/object: 19 3/4 in x 13 in

ClassificationPrint

Credit LineMary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Evelyn Salk in memory of her husband, Erwin A. Salk

Object number2001.21.2d

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