Second bound book of progressive proofs and original watercolous for the 'Bridge of San Luis Rey' by Thornton Wilder, published in 1962 by the Limited Editions Club for Heritage Press, New York

1961

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Colour lithographs on zinc; watercolour drawings
Dimensions: Overall: 11 13/16 × 7 1/2 × 1 9/16 in. (30 × 19 × 4 cm)
Collection no.: 64.645(2)
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Second bound book of progressive proofs and original watercolous for the 'Bridge of San Luis Rey' by Thornton Wilder, published in 1962 by the Limited Editions Club for Heritage Press, New York — Jean Charlot. 1961.

Medium: Colour lithographs on zinc; watercolour drawings. Dimensions: Overall: 11 13/16 × 7 1/2 × 1 9/16 in. (30 × 19 × 4 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Jean Charlot, 1964.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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