Photo of collection object Headpiece (page 1) from Fables of Aesop
Calder, Alexander. Headpiece (page 1) from Fables of Aesop, 1931. Letterpress from an illustrated book with fifty-two letterpress prints and one supplementary ink on paper drawing, plate (irreg.): 4 × 4 3/4" (10.2 × 12.1 cm); page (each irreg.): 9 13/16 × 7 11/16" (25 × 19.5 cm). Gift of Monroe Wheeler, 725.1966.2. (Photo: MoMA)

Headpiece (page 1) from Fables of Aesop

1931

Alexander Calder

American, 1898–1976

Drawings & Prints

Maker/Artist
Calder, Alexander
Classification
Illustrated Book
Formatted Medium
Letterpress from an illustrated book with fifty-two letterpress prints and one supplementary ink on paper drawing
Dimensions
plate (irreg.): 4 × 4 3/4" (10.2 × 12.1 cm); page (each irreg.): 9 13/16 × 7 11/16" (25 × 19.5 cm)
Accession Number
725.1966.2
Credit Line
Gift of Monroe Wheeler

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