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False Image Postcards

1968

Philip Hanson

Associated Names

Philip Hanson

Artist, American, born 1943

The image depicts a figure with a flower-like head and outstretched arm against a patterned background. Above the figure, the word "Dance" is displayed in an abstract style with radiating blue lines around each letter. The figure's body is adorned with dense blue dots, resembling a flowing garment.

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Artwork overview

Medium

offset photolithograph in blue and black on textured, coated card stock
Credit Line

Purchased as the Gift of Stephen Dull
Dimensions

sheet: 13.97 × 8.89 cm (5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
image: 13.02 × 8.26 cm (5 1/8 × 3 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2015.157.14

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired for NGA by purchase from Roger Brown Study Collection in 2015.

Associated Names

Roger Brown Study Collection

Markings

printed on verso: false image / POST / CARD / [in box] PLACE / STAMP / HERE

Wikidata ID

Q77015900

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