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Seventy-Eight Spells

1969

Hugh Townley

Associated Names

Hugh Townley

Artist, American, 1923 - 2008

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

This is a photograph of a title page. The title "SEVENTY-EIGHT SPELLS" is centered in the upper right portion of the page in bold, red capital letters, while the name "HUGH TOWNLEY" is positioned below it, in a smaller font, towards the bottom right. The background is a plain, light beige. The layout is minimalistic, focusing on the typography and the empty spaces surrounding it.

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Artwork overview

Medium

portfolio w/ 13 lithographs (zinc) in black on buff Arches paper
Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Dimensions

sheet: 13.9 x 17.8 cm (5 1/2 x 7 in.)
Accession Number

1984.34.1020-1032

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

all lithographs signed and dated on verso

Markings

IS: Tamarind (T.1); BS: Sommers (T.67)

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