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John Held

The Fatal Card

1908-1957

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The Fatal Card

John Held

The Fatal Card

John Held

The Fatal Card

1908-1957

Physical Qualities Woodcut, 229 × 308 mm. (9 × 12 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of August Mencken in Memory of H.L. Mencken
Object Number 1958.162.4

Artist

John Held

1888–1957

American, 1889-1958
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