Earl Staley
Judith Beheading Holophernes

Judith Beheading Holophernes

© Earl Staley

Judith Beheading Holophernes
Judith Beheading Holophernes
ArtistAmerican, born 1938
PrinterAmerican, born 1946
PublisherHouston
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Judith Beheading Holophernes
  • from the series A Collection of Myths and Stories
Date1983
Published inHouston, Texas, United States
MediumEtching, aquatint, and sugar lift in colors on paper, edition 6/10
DimensionsPlate: 9 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (24.8 × 19.7 cm)
 Sheet: 18 1/2 × 15 1/4 in. (47 × 38.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Penelope Cerling and Jeff Skarda in memory of Bruce Hastings
Object number2011.754.4
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Numbered below plate lower left in pencil: 6/10
Numbered verso lower left in pencil: LEE 283
Signed and dated below plate lower right in pencil: Staley 83
Embossed lower right: [pyramid] [fountain pen nib]

The pyramid shape is the emblem for Little Egypt Enterprises

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