Myth of Creation

© Estate of Stanley William Hayter / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS), London

Myth of Creation

Currently not on view

Myth of Creation,

1940

Stanley William Hayter, British, 1901–1988
2004-50

Information

Title
Myth of Creation
Dates

1940

Maker
Stanley William Hayter
Medium
Engraving and soft ground etching
Dimensions
plate: 25 x 20 cm (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.) sheet: 38.2 x 32 cm (15 1/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert and Evelyn Geddes
Object Number
2004-50
Signatures
Signed and dated in graphite, lower right: SW Hayter 40
Inscription
Titled in graphite, lower center: Myth of Creation Numbered in graphite, lower left: 2[?]/30
Culture
British, European
Type
engravings, etchings, prints
Subject
figures (representations), abstraction, myths

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