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Nero

1944

Benton Murdoch Spruance

Associated Names

Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

The image shows the front of a music store with string and brass instruments such as guitars, violins, and a trombone displayed in the window. The color palette is gray, giving it a monochromatic look. The instruments are centrally placed in a vertical arrangement. A person sits on the steps with a string instrument. A potted plant is in the background, and the store's signage and address are visible above.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in tan and black
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1946.21.174
Catalogue Raisonné

Fine/Looney 1986, no. 233

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1986

Fine, Ruth and Robert F. Looney. The Prints of Benton Murdoch Spruance. Philadelphia: University of Philadelphia Press, 1986.

Wikidata ID

Q65070971

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