Dorothy Dehner
Bird Machine #2

Bird Machine #2
Bird Machine #2
Bird Machine #2
ArtistAmerican, 1901–1994
Print studio
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Bird Machine #2
Date1953
MediumEngraving with roulette on wove paper, edition 16/35
DimensionsPlate: 5 7/8 × 8 15/16 in. (15 × 22.7 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/4 × 15 in. (28.5 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Dorothy Dehner Foundation for the Visual Arts
Object number2021.173
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ProvenanceThe artist, 1953; The Dorothy Dehner Foundation for the Visual Arts, before 2021; given to MFAH, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate matrix, left bottom edge: Bird Machine #2 16/35; signed and dated in graphite, below plate matrix, right bottom edge: DEhnER '53
Verso: [none]
Recto: Signed in graphite, below plate matrix, right bottom edge: DEhnER
Verso: [none]
Recto: [none]
Verso: [none]
Catalogue raisonnéTeller 8

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