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One Against Many

1946

Attilio Salemme

Associated Names

Attilio Salemme

Artist, American, 1911 - 1955

The image contains a series of elongated rectangles and triangles arranged in vertical and angular patterns against a background divided into horizontal bands of green and blue. The shapes collectively resemble figures, with the rectangles hinting at heads and the triangles suggesting limbs or fabric folds. Various colors like red, yellow, and blue are used along with white to create a dynamic composition that conveys a sense of interaction or dialogue.

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Artwork overview

Medium

screenprint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

Image:241 x 343mm
Sheet:328 x 455mm
Accession Number

2008.115.4222

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Within image, in black ink: lower right, Attilio Salemme; in pencil: lower left, "One Against Many" 55/200; lower right, 1946

Wikidata ID

Q76551816

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