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Fortune Teller

1954

Benton Murdoch Spruance

Associated Names

Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

The image shows a person with crossed arms, wearing a garment with blue and gold striped sleeves and a collar with a gold pattern. They have short, dark hair covered by a white veil or headscarf and are holding cards. Their facial features include large, expressive eyes and a neutral expression. The background consists of a mosaic of squares in shades of blue, green, and yellow.

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Artwork overview

Medium

4-color lithograph
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1954.12.140
Catalogue Raisonné

Fine/Looney 1986, no. 331

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

Q65221637

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