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You Can't Beat the Real Thing
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You Can't Beat the Real Thing

Artist Eduardo Paolozzi (Scottish, 1924 - 2005)
CultureScottish
Date1951
MediumScreenprint and lithography in collaged pieces
Dimensions13 9/16 x 9 13/16 in. (34.5 x 25 cm)
PortfolioBunk! Edition 65/100
Credit LineGift of the artist, Eduardo Paolozzi
Object number78.17.32
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DescriptionThis is a print mounted on black paper. It is one of a set of forty-five images from Eduardo Paolozzi’s Files. The sizes vary from 15 x 19 centimeters to 29 x 41 centimeters and date from the 1940s-1950s. Most images are hand-torn, creased, and adhered to papers and boards in various colors.
Label TextEduardo Paolozzi Scottish (1924-2005) You Can't Beat the Real Thing, 1951 Screenprint and lithography in collaged pieces, 13 9/16 x 9 13/16 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of the artist 78.17.32