Vanity of Vanities (Ecclesiastes I, 8-12)

Date1949

Object number69.260

Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann

Credit LineGift of the Northwest Printmakers

Dimensions13 1/2 x 11 in. (34.3 x 27.9 cm), image size 20 x 13 in. (50.8 x 33 cm), sheet size

MediumLithograph

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Vanity of Vanities (Ecclesiastes I, 8-12)