Leonard Baskin

Purim
c. 1960

A print featuring two distinct sections with Hebrew text. The upper section has a yellow background with a rough sketch of a reclining figure and Hebrew letters. The lower section is black with a white silhouette of a woman's profile and Hebrew letters above her. The woman is wearing an earring, and there is a signature at the bottom left.
A print featuring two distinct sections with Hebrew text. The upper section has a yellow background with a rough sketch of a reclining figure and Hebrew letters. The lower section is black with a white silhouette of a woman's profile and Hebrew letters above her. The woman is wearing an earring, and there is a signature at the bottom left.

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Date
c. 1960

Classification
Prints

Medium
Woodcut

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 37 3/8 × 23 3/4in. (94.9 × 60.3 cm) Image: 29 7/8 × 12 15/16in. (75.9 × 32.9 cm)

Accession number
61.53

Edition
Ed. 50

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The Jewish Museum

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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