Three Lines of Writing

1956

Maybelle Stamper

Associated Names
Maybelle Stamper

Artist, American, 1907 - 1995

The image shows swirling shapes and intricate lines in an abstract composition. At the center is a spiral pattern resembling a snail shell or flower, with various symbols and characters below. The background features geometric lines and repeating patterns in earthy browns, sandy yellows, violet, teal, and black. "GROW" and "LOVE" are written alongside symbols.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bethesda Art Gallery, Glen Echo, MD); Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT, 16 March 2000; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In ink: lower left, THREE LINES OF WRITING (in caps); lower right, MAYBELLE STAMPER 1956In pencil: along bottom marging from left to center: 2nd pr. 3/5 Dec 24 ' 56 / 16/19 bkgrnd - Sept 6 '57 / 8/10 ylloch Sept 7 / 1/7 violet July 18 '57 / 6/11 grn Sept 7.

Watermarks

BASINGWERK PARCHMENT

Wikidata ID

Q76441178

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