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Poltroon Press
Homage to the Bag1976

Not on view
Vertical print combining illustration and typeset text; a bearded figure wearing a coral-pink paper bag over his head points outward, while a large wading bird stands atop a second paper bag nearby
Publisher
Poltroon Press
Designed by
Frances Butler
United States, 1940-2024
Printed by
Frances Butler
United States, 1940-2024
Artist or Maker
Alastair Johnston
Made for
Walnut Creek Civic Art Gallery
Title
Homage to the Bag
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1976
Medium
Letterpress
Dimensions
Sheet: 20 1/16 × 16 in. (50.96 × 40.64 cm) Image: 20 1/16 × 16 in. (50.96 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Marc Treib Collection
Accession Number
M.2014.126.353
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design