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Transfigured Night

1964

Lee Mullican

Associated Names

Lee Mullican

Artist, American, 1919 - 1998

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image displays bold black and white lines and shapes intersecting on the canvas in an abstract composition. Curved lines, circular motifs, and anthropomorphic forms are interconnected throughout the piece, inviting viewers to make unexpected connections.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph (aluminum) in black on white Arches paper
Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Dimensions

sheet: 55.7 x 50.8 cm (21 15/16 x 20 in.)
Accession Number

1984.34.402

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1989

Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 1207.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Tamarind Imp. Lee Mullican; lower right verso in graphite: 1207

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Tyler (T.54)

Wikidata ID

Q74051503

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