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Arab Tent

1963

Carol Summers

Associated Names

Carol Summers

Artist, American, 1925 - 2016

International Graphic Arts Society

Publisher

The image showcases geometric shapes with a large central triangle filled with vertical black lines. A trapezoidal shape tops the triangle. The lower section contains a bold yellow area curving at the edges. These contrasting shapes and colors create an abstract scene.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color woodcut
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

sheet: 74.3 × 53.34 cm (29 1/4 × 21 in.)
Accession Number

1964.8.1584
Catalogue Raisonné

Summers 1988, no. 54

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1988

Summers, Carol. Carol Summers: Catalogue Raisonné, Woodcuts 1950-1988. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: David Barnett Gallery; Boston, Massachusetts: Randall Beck Gallery, 1988, p. 28, no. 54.

Inscriptions

lower right edge in graphite: 188/210 Arab Tent Carol Summers imp. 1963

Wikidata ID

Q65507960

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