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Discus Thrower by John J. A. Murphy — VisualArtsDB

Discus Thrower

Discus Thrower

John J. A. Murphy

1924

Medium: Wood engraving in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image/block: 23 × 20.3 cm (9 1/16 × 8 in.); Sheet: 35.4 × 28.3 cm (13 15/16 × 11 3/16 in.)
Genre: wood engraving
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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wood engravingprintprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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