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Photo Credit: photo: J. Giammatteo
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The Song of the Border Guard
195220th century
496 x 317 mm (19.5 x 12.5 in.)
Cy Twombly, American, (born 1928–2011)
Object Type:
print
Medium and Support:
Letterpress printed in red and black inks on off-white laid paper
Print impression quality:
Very good
Edition:
Printed at Black Mountain Graphics Workshop (Black Mountain College, Black Mountain, NC); published by Nicola Cernovich. Poem by Robert Duncan. Duncan’s poem in letterpress accompanies a Cy Twombly design printed on a single folded sheet to serve as front and back covers (see DAC 1996.32.1)
Marks:
Printed with colophon; signed with publisher’s name in ink, lower left: “Nicola Cernovich”
Bibliography:
See donor file.
Credit Line:
Gift of Susan and Charles Young, 1996
Accession Number:
1996.32.2
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- illustration - The art or process of providing illustrations. [March 1993 lead-in term added. May 1991 scope note added.]
- literature (writings)
- poetry
Dimensions
- sheet Dimensions: 496 x 317 mm (19.5 x 12.5 in.)
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Credit Caption
Cy Twombly, American, (born 1928–2011) . The Song of the Border Guard, 1952. Letterpress printed in red and black inks on off-white laid paper. sheet : 496 x 317 mm (19.5 x 12.5 in.). DAC accession number 1996.32.2. Gift of Susan and Charles Young, 1996. (photo: J. Giammatteo) .