Turner in der Blindenanstalt zu Pesth [The Gymnast at the Blind School in Budapest ]
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| Object ID |
2006.22.1 |
| Object Name |
Illustration |
| Artist |
Sears, engraver |
| Title |
Turner in der Blindenanstalt zu Pesth [The Gymnast at the Blind School in Budapest ] |
| Date |
ca. 1849 |
| Description |
Disbound page with two illustrations of blind students climbing ropes, wrestling, and using various gymnastics equipment. Text in German. Caption beneath the illustrations: "Die Turner in der Blindenanstalt zu Pesth."
Illustration in: Illustrirte Zeitung, volume 6, no.135, page 77.
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| Inscription text |
Sears |
| Signed Name |
Sears |
| Provenance/History |
Purchased by the museum from a collector of early prints. |
| Dimensions |
H-14.5 W-10 inches |
| Dimension notes |
Dimensions for the page. |
| Medium |
Paper |
| Subjects |
Blind children
Gymnastics
Schools for the blind and visually handicapped
Budapest (Hungary)
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Image Courtesy Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. Note: use of some materials may be restricted, please call before publishing in any format.
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Last modified on: August 26, 2008
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