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1972

  • Work on this object began.

1992

  • Work on this object ended.

1995

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Cut Paper, Wedding Tablets (Ketubah)

This is a Cut paper. It was created by Tsirl Waletzky and calligrapher: Jay Greenspan. It is dated ca. 1982 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is pen and ink on laser-cut paper, brush and wash on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Tsirl Waletzky. It is credited Gift of Tsirl Waletzky.

Its dimensions are

22 3/8 x 15 1/2 in.

It is inscribed

In graphite, lower right: Jay Greenspan Tsirl Waletzky; lower left: I 47/180; lower center: Wedding Tablets

Cite this object as

Cut Paper, Wedding Tablets (Ketubah); Tsirl Waletzky (American, 1921–2011); Calligrapher: Jay Greenspan; USA; pen and ink on laser-cut paper, brush and wash on paper; 22 3/8 x 15 1/2 in.; Gift of Tsirl Waletzky; 1994-123-2

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