Tortoise

1990

Trevor Winkfield and Bradford Morrow (author)

Associated Names
Trevor Winkfield

Artist, British, born 1944

Leslie Miller

Printer, American

Bradford Morrow

Author, American, born 1951

The image shows geometric shapes and bold lines. A red triangle is on top of a blue human face. A semi-circular shape with a brick pattern is below the face, resembling a tortoise shell. Four rectangular blocks are below the shell. The background has overlapping rectangles in green and yellow colors.
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Artwork overview

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Whale

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1990

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A Bestiary

Various Artists, Leslie Miller

1990

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Elephant

Gregory Amenoff, Leslie Miller, Bradford Morrow

1990

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1998; gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Susel.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

[signed on colophon]

Wikidata ID

Q75425281

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