C'hi - Breath of Heaven

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C'hi - Breath of Heaven

Helen King Boyer
(1919 - 2012)
artist

Object Type

Print

Medium

Aquatint with etching on paper

Date

06/09/1977

Dimensions

250 x 198 mm (image)

Credit

Gift of Helen King Boyer

Accession Number

1988.35.1185

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