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Manna from Armenia

1963

Wendell Black

Associated Names

Wendell Black

Artist, American, 1919 - 1972

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image contains various abstract shapes and lines creating a complex composition. There are irregular cloud-like patterns in the upper section surrounded by a darker, grainy texture. A thick central band stretches across the middle, and at the bottom, shapes converge to hint at a central form. The image is framed by uneven, textured borders.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph (stone) on white Arches paper
Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Dimensions

sheet: 63 x 44 cm (24 13/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1983.18.295

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: Manna from Armenia / Tamarind Impression / (signed and dated); on verso stamped: TAMARIND-HERRON SEMINAR

Wikidata ID

Q74040781

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