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The Puritan
Louise Bourgeois (American (born in Paris), 1911–2010)
1990
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book containing eight engravings with hand wiping, printed on Japanese Gampi chine-collé on Twinrocker handmade paper
Dimensions
69.2 x 52.7 cm (27 1/4 x 20 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number1991.226
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
DescriptionIllustrated book with eight engravings and hand-set text, bound as a book with a beige linen-covered clam-shell box. Engravings with hand wiping printed on Japanese Gampi chine collé on Twinrocker handmade paper. First edition (of 75 copies). Printed at Chestnut Street Press, RE, Townsend Studio and Wingate Studio. Published by Osiris Editions, 1990. First edition, 68/75. Text written by Louise Bourgeois in 1947. Box: 27 1/4 x 20 3/4 in. (690 x 527 mm)
InscriptionsNumbered and signed in graphite, at the end of the colophon: 68/Louise Bourgeois.
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