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Wave motif, with every second diagonal row containing a fish. Small red symbols appear every two rows. Printed in blue, black, tan and red on off-white ground. Bathroom paper.

Sidewall, Lagoon, 1929
lithograph from linocut.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1996-32-8

This object was made by The Curwen Press.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Alternating vignettes of a pigeon and clocktower, set in dense all-over background pattern of tree branches. Printed in green, gray, rust, black and red.

Sidewall, Woodpigeon, 1927
lithograph from linocut.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1996-32-3

This object was made by The Curwen Press.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Mounds of desert sand interspersed with camel caravan and figures. Printed in tans, black and red.

Sidewall, Sahara, 1928
lithograph from linocut.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1996-32-6

This object was made by The Curwen Press.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Grid-like design, with red stalky plant growing up through patios. Printed in purple, gray, red and tan on cream ground.

Sidewall, Node, 1932
lithograph from linocut.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1996-32-10

This object was made by The Curwen Press.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Drapery and column striped pattern. Drapery swags, printed in beige, run vertically along either edge, containing stars and red finial. Below finial is a gap in drapery, which contains womans hat on stand. Gray column runs down center of design.

Sidewall, Facade, 1932
lithograph from linocut.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1996-32-11

This object was made by The Curwen Press.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Stars and stripes, printed in red, gray and black, on gray speckled ground.

Sidewall, Salver, 1932
lithograph from linocut.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1996-32-12

This object was made by The Curwen Press.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Suspended napkins, each containing fruit and flower. Grapes, pear and strawberries alternate with banana, something red and something green. Printed in black, red, green and tan on cream ground.

Sidewall, Napkin and Fruit, 1926
lithograph after linocut.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1996-32-1

This object was made by The Curwen Press.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Long, viny seaweed, alternating green and brown. Green seaweed has large green leaf, while brown seaweed has red floral (?) motif.

Sidewall, Seaweed, 1927
lithograph from linocut.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1996-32-4

This object was made by The Curwen Press.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Mermaids, mermen and spouting whales, alternating, instripes of green seaweed. Printed in blue, black and green on off-white paper. Bathroom paper.

Sidewall, Mermaid, 1928
lithograph from linocut.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1996-32-5

This object was made by The Curwen Press.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Central scene of gentleman and ladies strolling on walk, overlooking rolling sea with boats. Scene is surrounded by diaper, leaf and rope framework. Printed in yellow, green, brown, black and blue on off-white ground.

Sidewall, Riviera, 1929
lithograph from linocut.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1996-32-7

This object was made by The Curwen Press.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Vignettes of three different park scenes, set in 15 centimeter squares, on background of black foliage stripes, running diagonally.

Sidewall, Knole Park, 1929
lithograph from linocut.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1996-32-9

This object was made by The Curwen Press.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Poster, Visit Your Museums, Natural History Museum, 1939
lithograph on paper mounted on board.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-100

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Mounds of desert sand interspersed with camel caravan and figures. Printed in tans, black and red.

Sidewall, Sahara, 1928
lithograph from lino cut.
Gift of Brian Gracie.
2003-12-3

This object was made by The Curwen Press.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Mounds of desert sand interspersed with camel caravan and figures. Printed in tans, black and red.

Sidewall, Sahara, 1928
lithograph from lino cut.
Gift of Brian Gracie.
2003-12-2

This object was made by The Curwen Press.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Mounds of desert sand interspersed with camel caravan and figures. Printed in tans, black and red.

Sidewall, Sahara, 1928
lithograph from lino cut.
Gift of Brian Gracie.
2003-12-1

This object was made by The Curwen Press.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Hedge-like framework containing alternating designs of trees and cows. Printed in green, red, brown and black on white ground.

Sidewall, Tree & Cow, 1927
lithograph from linocut.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1996-32-2

This object was made by The Curwen Press.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Illustration for T. S. Eliot's poem, Marina. At center, an abstract, seated figural representation holding a sphere and set against a blue background. Across the chest of the figure, in blue text: DATTA / DAYADHVAM / DAMYATA.

Drawing, Illustration for Marina, 1930
brush and blue and black gouache on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-326

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Illustration for Herman Melville's Benito Cereno. At center, a small rowboat filled with figures in front of a large sail boat.

Drawing, Illustration for Benito Cereno, 1926
pen and black ink, brush and brown and blue watercolor on paper, laid down.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-295

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Depiction of a wharf for an illustrated edition of Daniel Defoe’s book, Robinson Crusoe. In foreground, bottom center, a set of stairs leads up a brick wall to an elevated area of a town with buildings on either side of a small square. In the background, a ship with unfurled sails in the sea and a lighthouse in the distance.

Print, Illustration for Robinson Crusoe, 1929
offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and gouache on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-341

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Illustration for Herman Melville's Benito Cereno. Two figures sit either side of a table, facing one another. A figure in the background faces a window. There are two goblets on the table. The image is shaded in gray and yellow.

Print, Illustration for Benito Cereno, 1926
offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and gray and yellow....
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-300

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Illustration for a Nonesuch Press edition of Miguel de Cervantes' 1605 novel, Don Quixote. A large bearded face with a fist raised to its forehead at center, rendered in black and shaded in blue.

Print, Illustration for Don Quixote, 1930
offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and blue watercolor on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-348-b

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Illustration for a Nonesuch Press edition of Miguel de Cervantes' 1605 novel, Don Quixote. Against a black background, a figure on horseback. The horse appears to be rearing up on its hind legs. In the background, a setting sun or a raising moon peeks out from a cloudy sky.

Print, Illustration for Don Quixote, 1930
offset lithograph on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-358

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Illustration for a Nonesuch Press edition of Miguel de Cervantes' 1605 novel, Don Quixote. At center, a figure wearing full armor lies on their back in front of a rocky crag. A second figure leans over the supine figure's legs on their hands and knees. Behind, a horse peaks its head out from the left side of the rocks. Image is shaded with a few grayish-blue circular brush strokes. Presumably the two figures are Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.

Print, Illustration for Don Quixote, 1930
offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and grayish-blue....
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-364-b

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Illustration for a Nonesuch Press edition of Miguel de Cervantes' 1605 novel, Don Quixote. At center, two a mounted figures (the leftmost figure is smaller) ride towards the depiction of a woman's head floating in the sky above. Image is shaded in blue. Presumably, the two mounted figures are Don Quixote (at right) and Sancho Panza (at left), while the floating face represents an evocation of Dulcinea.

Print, Illustration for Don Quixote, 1930
offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and blue watercolor on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-369-b

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Illustration for Cassel & Co.'s edition of Arnold Bennett's book, Venus Rising from the Sea. Two figues adjust the straps of their garters and undergarments. The figure at left has one leg lifted up to rest on a chair, which is behind the figure at right. The figure at left is shaded in blue, while the figure at right is shaded in pink.

Print, Illustration for Venus Rising From the Sea, 1931
offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and blue and pink....
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-400

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Depiction of an abstract seascape for an illustrated edition of Daniel Defoe’s book, Robinson Crusoe. At center, a ship with unfurled sails on the horizon sails towards jagged rocks to the left. In the foreground, a sandy beach with a shell and starfish.

Print, Illustration for Robinson Crusoe, 1929
offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and white gouache on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-342

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Design for a title page illustration of Herman Melville's Benito Cereno. At center, contained within a blue, wavy, oval frame resembling, a ship with unfurled sails on the water. ship's mast and sails.

Print, Illustration for Benito Cereno, 1926
offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and blue watercolor on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-302

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Illustration for a Nonesuch Press edition of Miguel de Cervantes' 1605 novel, Don Quixote. At center, a bearded figure dressed in armor, hunched over slightly(presumably Don Quixote).

Print, Illustration for Don Quixote, 1930
offset lithograph on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-349-a

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Illustration for a Nonesuch Press edition of Miguel de Cervantes' 1605 novel, Don Quixote. At center, a large bearded face stares straight forward. The face has creases in its forehead and a detailed beard, but its eyes are rendered only as a black shape. At left, the image is partially framed in blue.

Print, Illustration for Don Quixote, 1930
offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and blue watercolor on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-359-a

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Illustration for a Nonesuch Press edition of Miguel de Cervantes' 1605 novel, Don Quixote. At center, a figure wearing full armor lies on their back in front of a rocky crag. A second figure leans over the supine figure's legs on their hands and knees. Behind, a horse peaks its head out from the left side of the rocks. Image is shaded with a few blue and gray brush strokes. Presumably the two figures are Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.

Print, Illustration for Don Quixote, 1930
offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and gray watercolor on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-364-c

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Illustration for a Nonesuch Press edition of Miguel de Cervantes' 1605 novel, Don Quixote. At center, two a mounted figures (the leftmost figure is smaller) ride towards the depiction of a woman's head floating in the sky above. Image is shaded in blue Presumably, the two mounted figures are Don Quixote (at right) and Sancho Panza (at left), while the floating face represents an evocation of Dulcinea.

Print, Illustration for Don Quixote, 1930
offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and blue watercolor on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-369-c

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Brochure for T. S. Eliot's Triumphal March. On the cover, at center, an abstracted image of a figure in a doorway. Above, in black text: TRIUMPHAL MARCH / BY T. S. ELIOT; below: DRAWINGS BY E. MCKNIGHT KAUFFER

Brochure, Triumphal March, 1931
offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and brown watercolor on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-325

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Depiction of Robinson Crusoe in the forest for an illustrated edition of Daniel Defoe’s book, Robinson Crusoe. At right, the figure of Robin Crusoe stands with his weight on one leg, leaning against a tree. To the left, the beach and ocean.

Print, Illustration for Robinson Crusoe, 1929
offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and white gouache on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-343

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Illustration for Herman Melville's Benito Cereno. A standing figure wearing a long coat with tails and a hat, facing an open doorway. The image is shaded in blue.

Print, Illustration for Benito Cereno, 1926
offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and blue watercolor on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-303

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Illustration for a Nonesuch Press edition of Miguel de Cervantes' 1605 novel, Don Quixote. At center, a bearded figure dressed in armor, hunched over slightly (presumably Don Quixote). The image is shaded in pink and gray. The pink shading forms two irregular, vertical stripes that intersect the figure. The gray shading forms two fist-like shapes, one above and to the left of the figure, and the other below and to the right.

Print, Illustration for Don Quixote, 1930
offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and gray and pink....
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-349-b

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.