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Memos

1963

Wendell Black

Associated Names

Wendell Black

Artist, American, 1919 - 1972

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image displays black shapes and lines on a light background within a rectangular border. A curved shape with scribbled lines is at the top. A horizontal bar separates it from a rectangular block. To the right, there is a vertical irregular column and a spiked line. At the bottom, circular and semi-circular forms are arranged like a loose collection of objects.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph (stone) on Yamada #41 paper
Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Dimensions

sheet: 32.8 x 48.5 cm (12 15/16 x 19 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

1983.18.296

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: Memos / Tamarind Impression / (signed and dated); on verso stamped: TAMARIND-HERRON SEMINAR

Wikidata ID

Q74040786

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