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Seed Pods

1947

Lia Culty

Associated Names

Lia Culty

Artist, American, 1908 - 1978

Large botanical forms, primarily a central open seed pod surrounded by unfolding leaves with two spherical seed pods extending from it. The color palette is monochromatic, utilizing shades of gray and black against a light background. Positioned in the center, the open seed pod is flanked by prominent leaves extending outward from the middle. Two spherical pods are located at the lower left and lower right, emerging from the edges of the central formation.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint
Credit Line

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

Image: 150 x 192 mm
Sheet: 202 x 257 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.1353

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In scripted pencil: lower left, Seed Pods; lower right, Lia Cuilty

Wikidata ID

Q76442288

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