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Silent Sentinel

1948

Hayward Louis Oubré, Jr.

Associated Names

Hayward Oubre

Artist, American, 1916 - 2006

The image contains a variety of curved and wavy lines intermingling with more rigid and angular shapes, forming a complex pattern across the composition.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Florian Carr Fund and Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Dimensions

Image: 321 x 185 mm
Sheet: 378 x 234 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.243

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In scripted pencil: lower left, Silent Sentinel 3/10; lower right, H.L. Oubre Jr.

Wikidata ID

Q76440444

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