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Eros / Thanatos

published 1968

Richard Upton

Artist, American, 1931 - 2013

Richard Upton

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Artwork overview

Medium

portfolio of eight woodcuts with four poems, plus colophon on Kochi Japanese handmade paper
Credit Line

Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection
Dimensions

Overall (closed): 34 x 27 x 1 cm (13 3/8 x 10 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
overall (opened): 54 x 27 cm (21 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1996.88.5.a-h

Untitled

Richard Upton

1968

Untitled

Richard Upton

1968

Untitled

Richard Upton

1968

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift of the artist to Jacob Kainen; gift to the NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kainen

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