Abraham Lincoln: A Biography in Woodcuts
Charles TurzakWW-1933-089594
1933·Slim volume with 36 woodcuts on French folded bible stock bound and hand stitched, with black cover·Sheet: 17.8 × 12.8 cm (7 1/16 × 5 1/16 in.); Book: 18.5 × 14.4 × 0.8 cm (7 5/16 × 5 11/16 × 3/8 in.); Box: 19.2 × 14.5 × 1.2 cm (7 9/16 × 5 3/4 × 1/2 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1933
- Medium
- Slim volume with 36 woodcuts on French folded bible stock bound and hand stitched, with black cover
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 17.8 × 12.8 cm (7 1/16 × 5 1/16 in.); Book: 18.5 × 14.4 × 0.8 cm (7 5/16 × 5 11/16 × 3/8 in.); Box: 19.2 × 14.5 × 1.2 cm (7 9/16 × 5 3/4 × 1/2 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Charles Turzak
Artist
Charles Turzak
Mixed Media
Charles Turzak was an American artist, known primarily for his modernist woodblock prints, particularly works depicting American historical subjects, including his best-known work Abraham Lincoln: Biography in Woodcuts (1933).
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- Charles Turzak
- Year
- 1933
- Medium
- Slim volume with 36 woodcuts on French folded bible stock bound and hand stitched, with black cover
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 17.8 × 12.8 cm (7 1/16 × 5 1/16 in.); Book: 18.5 × 14.4 × 0.8 cm (7 5/16 × 5 11/16 × 3/8 in.); Box: 19.2 × 14.5 × 1.2 cm (7 9/16 × 5 3/4 × 1/2 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1933-089594
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- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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