Design for the Memory

Abraham Rattner

1943

  • Titles Design for the Memory (Proper)
  • Artist Abraham Rattner, American, 1893 - 1978
  • Medium oil on canvas
  • Dimensions 38 × 18 1/4 in. (96.5 × 46.4 cm) frame: 49 1/2 × 30 × 2 3/4 in. (125.7 × 76.2 × 7 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Leslie and Elton B. Stephens, Jr., 2007.127, image © Estate of Abraham Rattner
  • Work Type painting
  • Classification Paintings

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