Bird Machine I

1952

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: engraving and roulette in black on wove paper
Dimensions: plate: 15.2 x 22.7 cm (6 x 8 15/16 in.) sheet: 24.3 x 35.2 cm (9 9/16 x 13 7/8 in.)
Collection no.: 1997.63.1
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Bird Machine I — Dorothy Dehner. 1952.

Medium: engraving and roulette in black on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 15.2 x 22.7 cm (6 x 8 15/16 in.) sheet: 24.3 x 35.2 cm (9 9/16 x 13 7/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1997.63.1. Gift of The Judith Rothschild Foundation.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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