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The Days beyond Recall, Shearing the Lamb

ca. 1912-1930
20th century
300 x 379 mm (11.8 x 14.9 in.)

John Held, Jr., American, (1889–1958)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Linocut on thin buff laid paper

Print impression quality: Good

Marks: Signed in block, lower right: “by John Held Jr.”; inscribed in block, across bottom edge: “An engraving of Merit”; inscribed in pencil in other hand, right margin: “line”; inscribed, lower margin: “7”; inscribed, upper right: “46.7” and in blue crayon “R”

Bibliography: John Held Jr., The Works of John Held Jr. (New York, 1931), repro. no. 16 (MMA print room). The reproductions are from contemporary magazines including Colliers, Life, The New Yorker, and Country Life.

Credit Line: Insurance funds, 1956

Accession Number: 1959.40.4

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satire*, social satire

satire - Artistic device holding up human folly and vice to scorn, derision, or ridicule. [November 1994 scope note added; related term added; alternate term added. May 1994 related term added.]
social satire

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image Dimensions: 300 x 379 mm (11.8 x 14.9 in.)

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John Held, Jr., American, (1889–1958) . The Days beyond Recall, Shearing the Lamb, ca. 1912-1930. Linocut on thin buff laid paper. image : 300 x 379 mm (11.8 x 14.9 in.). Sheet : 370 x 496 mm (14.6 x 19.5 in.). DAC accession number 1959.40.4. Insurance funds, 1956.

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