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Mahonri Mackintosh Young

(American, 1877 - 1957)
The Blue Bird, date unknown
Etching on paper
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Purchased with funds from the Edmundson Art Foundation, Inc., 1950.183
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Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
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DimensionsSheet: 6 1/4 × 8 1/16 in. (15.9 × 20.5 cm)
Plate: 5 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (15.1 × 20.2 cm)
Accession Number 1950.183
Classificationsprint
The Blue Bird
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
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