To a Poor Old Woman
To a Poor Old Woman

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To a Poor Old Woman,

1960

Letterio Calapai, American, 1902–1993
Poem by William Carlos Williams, American, 1883–1963
2010-183.4

Information

Title
To a Poor Old Woman
Dates

1960

Maker
Letterio Calapai
Poem by William Carlos Williams
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 25 x 20 cm. (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.) sheet: 50.4 x 42.9 cm. (19 13/16 x 16 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Louise H. and Henry E. Bessire, Class of 1957
Object Number
2010-183.4
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, New York

Signatures
Inscription
Numbered in graphite, lower left: 29//50 Inscribed in plate, lower left: William Carlos Williams Signed in graphite, lower right: L. Calapai
Culture
American
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
mounting, etching (printing process)
Subject
figures (representations), poems, text, women, elderly

To a Poor Old Woman, from the portfolio Twenty-one Etchings and Poems

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