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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Georgia O'Keeffe

1963

Nathan Oliveira

Associated Names

Nathan Oliveira

Artist, American, 1928 - 2010

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image displays fluid, curving lines and irregular shapes that form an abstract composition. A pale, rounded shape resembling a stylized human face is central, set against a darker backdrop. Wave-like lines and textured patches above suggest clouds or a mountainous landscape. The composition conveys a dreamlike atmosphere, with recognizable forms emerging amidst abstraction.

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Artwork overview

Medium

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

Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Dimensions

sheet: 50.9 x 50.9 cm (20 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1984.34.473

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. 945.

Inscriptions

across bottom in white crayon: Georgia O'Keeffe / Tam Imp /N.Oliveira 63; lower center verso in graphite: 945

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Gardner (T.19)

Wikidata ID

Q74062364

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