Photo of collection object Fables of Aesop
Calder, Alexander. Fables of Aesop, 1931. Illustrated book with fifty-two letterpress prints and one supplementary ink on paper drawing, page (each irreg.): 9 13/16 × 7 11/16" (25 × 19.5 cm); sheet (drawing): 9 13/16 × 7 1/4" (24.9 × 18.4 cm); overall (closed): 10 3/16 × 7 7/8 × 3/4" (25.8 × 20 × 1.9 cm). Gift of Monroe Wheeler, 725.1966.1-53. (Photo: MoMA)

Fables of Aesop

1931

Alexander Calder

American, 1898–1976

Drawings & Prints

Maker/Artist
Calder, Alexander
Classification
Illustrated Book
Formatted Medium
Illustrated book with fifty-two letterpress prints and one supplementary ink on paper drawing
Dimensions
page (each irreg.): 9 13/16 × 7 11/16" (25 × 19.5 cm); sheet (drawing): 9 13/16 × 7 1/4" (24.9 × 18.4 cm); overall (closed): 10 3/16 × 7 7/8 × 3/4" (25.8 × 20 × 1.9 cm)
Accession Number
725.1966.1-53
Credit Line
Gift of Monroe Wheeler
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