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Mystery of Life by John J. A. Murphy — VisualArtsDB

Mystery of Life

Mystery of Life

John J. A. Murphy

1916

Medium: Woodcut on cream Japanese paper
Dimensions: Image/block: 15.3 × 11.6 cm (6 1/16 × 4 5/8 in.); Sheet: 33.7 × 26 cm (13 5/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
Genre: woodcut
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printprints and drawingwoodcut (process)woodcutpaper (fiber product)

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