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Fortune Teller

1954

Benton Murdoch Spruance

Associated Names

Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

The image shows a person seated with arms crossed, looking straight ahead. The person has large, outlined eyes and slightly pursed lips. They have dark hair partially covered by a white fabric over their head. They wear a garment with stripes on the arms and a patterned neckline. The person holds a piece of paper in their left hand, with more papers spread beneath their arms. The background has a geometric pattern with a checkerboard design in black, white, and shades of gray.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black [separation proof]
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1954.12.139
Catalogue Raisonné

Fine/Looney 1986, no. 331, State (separation proof)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1986

Fine, Ruth and Robert F. Looney. The Prints of Benton Murdoch Spruance. Philadelphia: University of Philadelphia Press, 1986.

Wikidata ID

Q65221635

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