Art, literature & historyDiscus Thrower
1924
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Wood engraving in black on ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
- Image/block: 23 × 20.3 cm (9 1/16 × 8 in.); Sheet: 35.4 × 28.3 cm (13 15/16 × 11 3/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2013.1384
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Discus Thrower — John J.A. Murphy. 1924.
Medium: Wood engraving in black on ivory wove paper. Dimensions: Image/block: 23 × 20.3 cm (9 1/16 × 8 in.); Sheet: 35.4 × 28.3 cm (13 15/16 × 11 3/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
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.