Arthur E. Becher Ex Libris
Datenot dated
Artist
Arthur E. Becher
American artist and illustrator, 1877–1960
MediumGraphite and ink on paper
Dimensionssheet: 11 3/4 × 8 in. (29.8 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift Dr. Christine Isabelle Oaklander in honor of Harriet Memeger, 2018
Object number2018-29
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThis book plate was designed by the artist himself according to its marginal inscription. Arthur Becher was a master draftsman, as this classically inspired scene shows. The letters of his name recall a Roman monument and the scribe, accompanied by books, writes on a tablet.
Arthur E. Becher
1914
