Photo of collection object Forbidden to Know (Défense de savoir) (plate) from Un Poème dans chaque livre — Arp, Hans. Forbidden to Know (Défense de savoir) (plate) from Un Poème dans chaque livre, 1955, published 1956. Woodcut from an illustrated book with seven etchings (three with aquatint, one with aquatint, drypoint, engraving, and roulette), three drypoints (one with engraving), two aquatints, two woodcuts, one engraving, and one lithograph, composition: 7 × 6 9/16" (17.8 × 16.7 cm); page: 7 1/2 × 7 1/16" (19 × 18 cm). The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1100.1964.8. (Photo: MoMA)

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Forbidden to Know (Défense de savoir) (plate) from Un Poème dans chaque livre

1955, published 1956

Jean (Hans) Arp

French, born Germany (Alsace). 1886–1966

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Maker/Artist: Arp, Hans
Classification: Illustrated Book
Formatted Medium: Woodcut from an illustrated book with seven etchings (three with aquatint, one with aquatint, drypoint, engraving, and roulette), three drypoints (one with engraving), two aquatints, two woodcuts, one engraving, and one lithograph
Medium: woodcut, from, illustrated, book, etchings, aquatint, drypoint, engraving, roulette, drypoints, aquatints, woodcuts, lithograph
Dimensions: composition: 7 × 6 9/16" (17.8 × 16.7 cm); page: 7 1/2 × 7 1/16" (19 × 18 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 1100.1964.8
Credit Line: The Louis E. Stern Collection
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