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St. Francis preaching to the birds.

Print
1933 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait format colour woodcut depicting St. Francis preaching to the birds. The woodcut is signed with the artists monogram, and lettered in pencil 'Allen Lewis.'


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSt. Francis preaching to the birds. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodcut, paper
Brief description
'St. Francis preaching to the birds.', colour woodcut by Allen Lewis, USA, 1933.
Physical description
Portrait format colour woodcut depicting St. Francis preaching to the birds. The woodcut is signed with the artists monogram, and lettered in pencil 'Allen Lewis.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.75in
  • Width: 7in
Dimensions taken from: Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Marks and inscriptions
  • AL (monogram)
  • Allen Lewis (signed )
Credit line
Given by the Director of the Woodcut Society, Kansas City.
Production
Published in an edition of two hundred copies exclusively for members of the Woodcut Society. Copyright 1933, the Woodcut Society, 1234 Board of Trade Building, Kansas City, Missouri.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
Accession number
E.53-1934

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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