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Maker(s):Grundig Langer, Lea
Culture:German (1906-1977)
Title:Jüdisches Begräbnis(Jewish Burial)
Date Made:1935; printed 1972
Type:Print
Materials:drypoint printed in black on moderatly thick white slightly textured paper
Measurements:Sheet: 16 7/16 in x 21 5/16 in; 41.8 cm x 54.1 cm; Plate: 9 11/16 in x 12 15/16 in; 24.6 cm x 32.9 cm
Narrative Inscription:  title in pencil at lower left: Judisches Bergrebnis, signature and date in pencil at lower right: Lea Grundig 1935
Accession Number:  SC 2014.32.720
Credit Line:The Gladys Engel Lang and Kurt Lang Collection.
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art

Description:
A long Jewish funeral procession with 4 men carrying the casket with mourning women following behind; In the background a large industrial complex: factory; mourning; death; social commentary; religion; German history

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