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Paul Landacre
The Press1934

On view: Resnick PavilionDeep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures
Graphite drawing on cream paper of industrial press machinery, with boldly shaded mechanical forms including a central lever, crossbar, and threaded cylinders

Paul Landacre, The Press, 1934, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Landacre and Mrs. Barbara McCreery, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Paul Landacre
Title
The Press
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1934
Medium
Pencil on two-ply card stock wove sketch paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 3/8 in. (22.23 × 28.89 cm) Image: 7 7/8 × 10 3/4 in. (20 × 27.31 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Landacre and Mrs. Barbara McCreery
Accession Number
M.85.307.5
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Feinblatt, E., Zeitlan, J. and S.R. Bourrie. Paul Landacre: Prints and Drawings. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1983.

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