The Ballad of Reading Gaol

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol

Artist Erich Heckel (German, 1883-1970)

Publisher Ernst Rathenau, New York, 1963 (formerly Euphorion Verlag, Berlin)

Printer reproductions: Wilhelm Riegger, Karlsruhe; text: Buchdruckerei Brüder Hartmann, West Berlin

Author Oscar Wilde (Irish | British, 1854-1900)

Date1963

DimensionsSlipcase: H: 12 in. (305 mm); W: 8 5/8 in. (219 mm); Depth: 5/8 in. (16 mm).
Book: H: 11 3/4 in. (299 mm); W: 8 7/16 in. (215 mm); Depth: 1/2 in. (12 mm).
Page: H: 11 9/16 in. (293 mm); W: 8 3/16 in. (208 mm).

MediumReproductions: 12 line block reproductions of original woodcuts by Erich Heckel cut in 1907, on Hahnemühle white rag wove rag paper (1 repeated on the cover). Text: letterpress (typeface: Walbaum Antiqua).

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss

Object number

1984.551

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Published Referencescf., Lang, Lothar, Expressionist Book Illustration in Germany, 1907--1927, New York, Boston, 1976, no. 113, p. 219, reprs. pp. 35, 116--117.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Modern Woodcuts, May 5 - Jul. 24, 2000.