Benton Murdoch Spruance

Gifts from the Kings
1940

A black and white lithograph depicting a stylized scene with five figures. On the left, three monks or clerics stand side by side, one holding a book. In the center, a seated woman cradles a child. On the right, a man with a crown of thorns stands with his hands bound by a chain. Below the central figures are various tools and weapons scattered on the ground. The artwork has a somber and symbolic atmosphere.
A black and white lithograph depicting a stylized scene with five figures. On the left, three monks or clerics stand side by side, one holding a book. In the center, a seated woman cradles a child. On the right, a man with a crown of thorns stands with his hands bound by a chain. Below the central figures are various tools and weapons scattered on the ground. The artwork has a somber and symbolic atmosphere.

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Date
1940

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 12 7/16 × 18 13/16in. (31.6 × 47.8 cm) Image: 8 15/16 × 13 1/2in. (22.7 × 34.3 cm)

Accession number
96.68.270

Edition
Ed. 30

Publication
Printed by Theodore H. Cuno

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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