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The Song of the Border-Guard by Cy Twombly — VisualArtsDB

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The Song of the Border-Guard

The Song of the Border-Guard

The Song of the Border-Guard

1952

Medium: Typeset poem on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 49.6 × 31.8 cm (19 9/16 × 12 9/16 in.)
Genre: Letterpress
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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letterpressprintprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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