Black Snake Blues
1994
Artist, American, born 1956
Printer, American
Publisher
Artwork overview
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Medium
color offset lithograph on wove Arches paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 55.2 × 75.6 cm (21 3/4 × 29 3/4 in.)
sheet: 55.2 × 75.6 cm (21 3/4 × 29 3/4 in.) -
Accession
2023.22.44
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Philadelphia; gifted to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
"Alison Saar 1994" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Black Snake Blues" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "68/70" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand.
Markings
Brandywine chop, lower left margin.
Watermarks
Arches