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City Church

1964

Benton Murdoch Spruance

Associated Names

Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

The image shows a church with a symmetrical and grand architectural design. It features a spire, a steeple, columns, and angular elements. The brushstrokes provide texture and the color palette is mainly earthy tones against a dark background. Light and shadow add dimension to the church facade in the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

4-color lithograph (stone)
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1980.45.1376
Catalogue Raisonné

Fine/Looney 1986, no. 472

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

Q65566210

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