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Broken Mirror

1968

Kenjilo Nanao

Associated Names

Kenjilo Nanao

Artist, American, born Japan, 1929 - 2013

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image shows a silhouette of a person's upper body in an upright position within an oval frame. The silhouette depicts the head facing left, both arms partially raised, and a textured black pattern throughout the figure. The background is beige, contrasting with the light blue textured rectangular frame surrounding the oval.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph (zinc) in black and gray on buff Archespaper
Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Dimensions

sheet: 60 x 49 cm (23 5/8 x 19 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1984.34.407

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. 2510.

Inscriptions

across bottom in crayon: Tam. Imp. / Broken mirror / Kenjilo Nanao; lower left verso in graphite: 2510

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Nanao (T.62)

Wikidata ID

Q74051521

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