Talisman for Longevity

Bernard Childs

Caption

Bernard Childs (American, 1910–1985). Talisman for Longevity, 1968. Collograph, image: 3 5/8 x 3 11/16 in. (9.2 x 9.4 cm) sheet: 11 3/8 x 10 in. (28.9 x 25.4 cm) mat: 11 3/4 x 10 7/16 in. (29.8 x 26.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. Ida M. Golomb, 1997.196.2.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Talisman for Longevity

Date

1968

Medium

Collograph

Classification

Print

Dimensions

image: 3 5/8 x 3 11/16 in. (9.2 x 9.4 cm) sheet: 11 3/8 x 10 in. (28.9 x 25.4 cm) mat: 11 3/4 x 10 7/16 in. (29.8 x 26.5 cm)

Signatures

Signed and dated lower left in graphite: "Childs '68"; and "B.C." lower right

Inscriptions

Inscribed lower right in graphite: "For Ida 12.XII.69 BC"

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Ida M. Golomb

Accession Number

1997.196.2

Have information?

Have information about an artwork? Contact us at

bkmcollections@brooklynmuseum.org.