Untitled (Turtles)
Artist
Richard Basil Mock
(American, 1944 - 2006)
Date1996
MediumWoodcut; printed in red
DimensionsImage: 6 15/16 × 15 15/16 inches (17.62 × 40.48 cm)
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 22 7/8 inches (22.23 × 58.1 cm)
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 22 7/8 inches (22.23 × 58.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hugh J. Merrill
Object number2001.7.1
SignedBottom margin, pencil: "AP Richard Basil Mock 1996"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionA heart, at center, gripped by the mouth of a standing turtle, at left. At right, a turtle shell, head unseen. The turtles' backs are covered with white rectangles bearing red designs. Background of abutting sections of parallel red lines.Copyright© Estate of Richard Basil Mock
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