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Beige rectangular paper imprinted with seemingly randomly placed geometric shapes
On the Surface
Beige rectangular paper imprinted with seemingly randomly placed geometric shapes

On the Surface

Artist (American, 1912 - 1992)
Printer (American)
Date1980–1982
MediumAccidental marks printed in color from shaped plates on handmade paper
Dimensionssheet and image: 18 5/8 × 24 1/2 in. (47.3 × 62.2 cm)
ClassificationPrint
Credit LineMary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of George Austin Conkey, M.D.
Object number2019.23.4
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