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| Maker(s): | Leiber, Gerson August; Leitner, Isabella; Oil Creek Press (publisher); Gallo, Philip (printer) | | Culture: | American (1921-2018); Hungarian (1921-2009); American (1942-)
| | Title: | May 31, 1944
| | Date Made: | 2000
| | Type: | Artist's Book; Print
| | Materials: | Illustrated poem in 8 loose leaf linoleum block prints on Rive BFK paper in a silk and board portfolio case and stored in a black acrylic silpcase
| | Place Made: | United States: New York
| | Measurements: | Overall: 14 3/16 x 22 3/4 x 5/8 in; 36 x 57.8 x 1.6 cm; Each Sheet: 14 x 22 1/2 in; 35.6 x 57.1 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | EDITION/SIGNATURES: colophon, recto, lwr. ctr. (graphite): 40 | Gerson Lieber | Isabella Leitner
| | Accession Number: | UM 2001.1
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Isabella Leitner, in honor of Professor James E. Young, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies Chairman
| | Museum Collection: | University Museum of Contemporary Art at UMASS Amherst
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Description: Poem by Isabella Leitner and illustrated by Gerson "Gus" Lieger on 8 sheets with linoleum cuts and 1 colophon page. Printed by Philip Gallo in colaboration with Oil Creek Press. Published by Oil Creek Press.
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