Das k. k. Blinden-Erziehunginstitut in Wien [The School for the Blind in Vienna]

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Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
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Artist E. Hofmann, engraver
Date [n.d.]
Description Disbound page with a montage of 9 illustrations showing buildings, grounds, the study of geography, basket making, children sewing, a model workshop, a key to braille, and the founder of the school for the blind in Vienna, Johann Wilhelm Klein. Related text on reverse. Original drawing by G. Zafauret, according to a caption at the bottom margin of the page.
Illustration in: Das Buch für Alle, p. 544.
Dimensions H-15 W-11 inches
Dimension notes Dimensions provided for the page on which the print appears. Engraving measures 12.25 x 9.5 in.
Medium Paper
Object ID 2006.22.3
Object Name Illustration
People Klein, Johann Wilhelm
Provenance/History Purchased by museum from a collector of early prints.
Signed Name E. Hofmann
Search Terms Bundes Blindenerziehungsinstitut (Vienna, Austria)
Subjects Basket making
Blind
Education
Geography
Sewing
Vocational education
Schools for the blind and visually handicapped
Austria
Title Das k. k. Blinden-Erziehunginstitut in Wien [The School for the Blind in Vienna]
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Last modified on: April 02, 2010