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Martin Lewis (American, 1881–1962) - Boss of the Block
Martin Lewis (American, 1881–1962) - Boss of the Block
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Martin Lewis (American, 1881–1962) - Boss of the Block

Circa 1939. Edition of 212. Signed in pencil bottom right, etching and aquatint on paper
Plate size: 11 1/8 x 7 5/16 in. (28.3 x 18.6 cm)
[McCarron 220]



Provenance

Private Collection, Pennsylvania. 



Literature

The prints of Martin Lewis : a catalogue raisonne / Paul McCarron. Bronxville, N.Y. : M. Hausberg, 1995, p. 220



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Martin Lewis (American, 1881–1962) - Boss of the Block

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