1898 (made)
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Printed cover depicting a naked female angel with arms and wings raised, standing in front of a trained tree which mirrors the shape of her wings. The roots of the tree spell out Crane's bases of design: Symbolic, graphic, individual, collective, conditions, climatic, racial, utility, material, architectural.
Object details
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| Brief description | Printed cover for 'The Bases of Design' by Walter Crane. Britain, 1898. |
| Physical description | Printed cover depicting a naked female angel with arms and wings raised, standing in front of a trained tree which mirrors the shape of her wings. The roots of the tree spell out Crane's bases of design: Symbolic, graphic, individual, collective, conditions, climatic, racial, utility, material, architectural. |
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| Accession number | E.3043-1921 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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