Illustration for Benito Cereno

Object Details

Designer

E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954

Publisher

Nonesuch Press, London, England, United Kingdom

Author

Herman Melville, American, 1819–1891

Printer

The Curwen Press, London, England

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Illustration for Herman Melville's Benito Cereno. Abstracted rendering of a topless figure holding a baby to their breast, shown from the waist up. The figure has cuffs on each wrist, and a blanket or cloth draped across their lap. The background is geometrically abstracted, perhaps depicting the deck of a ship. The figure and the baby are both shaded in brown, while the cuffs, parts of the background and some highlights are shaded in teal.

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer

1926

Accession Number

1963-39-306

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

graphic design

Object Name

Print

Type

Print

Medium

Offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and green and pink watercolor on paper

Dimensions

30.3 × 19.7 cm (11 15/16 × 7 3/4 in.)

made in

London, England, United Kingdom

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Record ID

chndm_1963-39-306

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq44b43faab-2284-4427-ae90-ec1ca133d006