Object Details
- Designer
- E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
- Author
- Carl Van Vechten, American, 1880–1964
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, USA
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Printed proof of an illustration fora Knopf edition (unpublished) of Carl van Vechten's controversial novel, N***** Heaven, originally published in 1926. At center, a figure in a red dress stands on a stage, in the spotlight, facing right. The figure has one hand raised, and the other on their hip, and appears to be in the midst of singing. In the background, a theater with a seated audience is depicted in rougher sketches.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
- 1930
- Accession Number
- 1963-39-310
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- graphic design
- Object Name
- Type
- Medium
- Lithograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.4 × 11.7 cm (6 7/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1963-39-310
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq466dd3f6f-fdc4-43bd-8f5e-06a19107b5d0
