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Pencil Head

1964

Lee Mullican

Artist, American, 1919 - 1998

Tamarind Institute

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph (aluminum) in black on white Arches paper
Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Dimensions

sheet: 45.9 x 35.2 cm (18 1/16 x 13 7/8 in.)
Accession

1984.34.398

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1989

Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 1188.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Tamarind Imp.; lower right in graphite:Lee Mullican; lower right verso in graphite: 1188

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Tyler (T.54)

Wikidata ID

Q74051467

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