Object number1991.22.7
The Brank, from The Atelier Project 1983-1986
Date1984
Artist
Leon Golub
(American, 1922-2004)
CultureAmerican
MediumFlatbed offset lithography on Arches cover paper
EditionEdition 3 of 85
DimensionsSheet: 30 x 22 1/4 in. (76.2 x 56.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Philip and Lynn Straus, class of 1946
Period20th c
Classification(s)
SignedOn recto, signed lower right in pencil: Golub
InscribedOn recto, lower left in pencil: The Brank; lower left in black typed lettering: BRANKS WERE 16th - 19th CENTURY / INSTRUMENTS TO CONTROL DISSENT, / OFTEN INFLICTED ON WOMEN CONSI- / DERED TROUBLESOME OR LITIGIOUS. / IF RESTRAINED LONG ENOUGH, / THE VICTIM STARVED TO DEATH.; lower center in pencil: 3/85
MarkingsOn recto, lower right [blind stamp]: Visual Arts Division / Center for Editions / Purchase, New York / SUNY Purchase
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