Blood of the Poet
Blood of the Poet

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Blood of the Poet,

1972

Naomi Savage, 1927–2005; born and died Princeton, NJ
1997-431

Information

Title
Blood of the Poet
Dates

1972

Maker
Naomi Savage
Medium
Photo-engraved copper plate with paint
Dimensions
image: 53.7 x 40.8 cm (21 1/8 x 16 1/16 in.) mount: 54.6 x 41.6 cm (21 1/2 x 16 3/8 in.) frame: 55.4 × 42.4 × 3 cm (21 13/16 × 16 11/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Judith H. Alpert
Object Number
1997-431
Place Made

North America, United States

Signatures
Signed in ink on original backing: Naomi Savage / 1972
Inscription
Inscribed in pen on label affixed to original backing: Blood of the Poet / PHOTOGRAPH BY / NAOMI SAVAGE (stamped in ink below) Stamped in ink on label affixed to original backing: NAOMI SAVAGE / DRAKES CORNER ROAD / PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, engravings, photographs
Subject
abstraction

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