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The Metropolis by John Heartfield — VisualArtsDB

The Metropolis

The Metropolis

John Heartfield

1925

Medium: Letterpress and lithograph
Dimensions: 18.9 × 13 cm (7 7/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
Genre: book
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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citybuildingletterpress printing20th Centurybooklithographcity skylines

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