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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Sanctuary

1939

Lynd Kendall Ward

Associated Names

Lynd Kendall Ward

Artist, American, 1905 - 1985

In the image, there are figures standing on a tower with a solar eclipse in the sky above. Below the tower, there is a landscape with ruins and shadowy silhouettes in the foreground. Clouds and hills fill the middle ground, creating a contrast between the celestial event above and the scene below. The artwork is done in a style resembling woodcut or engraving techniques.

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Artwork overview

Medium

wood engraving
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Dimensions

Image: 230 x 155 mm
Sheet:284 x 203mm
Accession Number

2008.115.550

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower right, (script) Lynd Ward; lower left, Sanctuary

Wikidata ID

Q76440996

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