This is a drawing of a calligraphic script. The image features an elaborate calligraphy style with the text "Dein Lebenslang" prominently displayed in large letters at the top, using a combination of red and blue colors with black outlines. Beneath this, there are several lines of cursive script written in a traditional black ink. The entire page is framed by a decorative border. The calligraphy is carefully crafted, with attention to the flow and elegance of each letter.
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Fractur (Illuminated Writing)

John Koehl (American, active c. 1935)

c. 1937

Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard
Classification
Index of American Design
Dimensions
overall: 33.3 x 42.7 cm (13 1/8 x 16 13/16 in.) ; Original IAD Object: 12 1/2"wide; 8"high
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Index of American Design
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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