Elephant Act

Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Robert Riggs American, 1896–1970. Elephant Act, 1937. Lithograph on white wove Rives paper, 14 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (36.2 x 49.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Augustus Graham School of Design Fund, 42.143. Orphaned work (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.42.143.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Elephant Act
Date
1937
Medium
Lithograph on white wove Rives paper
Classification
Dimensions
14 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (36.2 x 49.5 cm)
Signatures
Signed, "Robert Riggs" lower right margin in pencil
Markings
Watermarks: "Rives (G.C.M.)"
Credit Line
Augustus Graham School of Design Fund
Accession Number
42.143
Rights
Orphaned work
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