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Arthropoid

1974

Agnes Denes

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1931

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and black ink on vellum
Credit Line

Gift of John Hallmark Neff in honor of the artist
Dimensions

sheet: 63.5 x 98.43 cm (25 x 38 3/4 in.)
Accession

2011.136.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Hallmark Neff, Winston-Salem; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Neff, John Hallmark

Exhibition History

2019

Agnes Denes: Absolutes and Intermediates, The Shed, New York, 2019-2020, no. 18.

Bibliography

2019

Enderby, Emma. Agnes Denes: Absolutes and Intermediates. New York, 2019, p.68-69.

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and black ink: Agnes Denes 1974

Wikidata ID

Q64533454

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