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Books are the legacies that genius leaves to mankind by Unknown artist — VisualArtsDB

Books are the legacies that genius leaves to mankind

Books are the legacies that genius leaves to mankind

1935–1943

Medium: Color screenprint on board
Dimensions: 35.5 × 28 cm (14 × 11 1/16 in.)
Genre: poster
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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posterprintprints and drawingsilkscreenscreen printing

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