Rico Lebrun lithographs for "Drawings for Dante's Inferno"
Collection
Identifier: KA-0092-01
Scope and Content of Collection
Four lithograph prints on Strathmore Cover by Rico Lebrun (1900-1964) for his book, Drawings for Dante's Inferno, Kanthos Press, 1963. 2000 copies of the book were printed, each containing four original lithographs. In his preface, Leonard Baskin, the book's designer, refers to Lebrun as "Goya's child."
Dates
- 1963
Creator
- Lebrun, Rico, 1900-1964 (Artist, Person)
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (4 illustrations)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use. Please contact archivist@newschool.edu for appointment.
Use Restrictions
To publish images of material from this collection, permission must be obtained in writing from the New School Archives. Please contact: archivist@newschool.edu.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Original prints were probably removed from the publication in the New School Libraries, Drawings for Dante's Inferno, call no. NC1075.L35 C5.
- Etchings (prints) (Type of Material) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Fine arts. (Subject) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Publications (Type of Material) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Rico Lebrun lithographs for "Drawings for Dante's Inferno"
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- New School Archives and Special Collections Staff
- Date
- May 5, 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin