Plato's Cave

1959

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: etching and aquatint in black and green on wove paper
Dimensions: plate: 38.42 × 43.5 cm (15 1/8 × 17 1/8 in.) sheet: 47.94 × 54.61 cm (18 7/8 × 21 1/2 in.)
Collection no.: 2019.109.22
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Plato's Cave — Minna Citron. 1959.

Medium: etching and aquatint in black and green on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 38.42 × 43.5 cm (15 1/8 × 17 1/8 in.) sheet: 47.94 × 54.61 cm (18 7/8 × 21 1/2 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2019.109.22. Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy.

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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