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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Public Demonstration

1939

Maurice Merlin

Associated Names

Maurice Merlin

Artist, American, 1909 - 1948

The image consists of bold, blocky shapes and lines forming an abstract scene. It shows a group of shapes resembling a crowd, with rectangular forms held above. Abstract buildings and cloud-like forms are also depicted. The shapes have varied hues and indistinct forms suggesting movement in a shared space.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color screenprint on wove paper
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 49.5 × 32 cm (19 1/2 × 12 5/8 in.)
sheet: 56 × 37.8 cm (22 1/16 × 14 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.3478

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q76442174

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