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Icarus Figure

Series TitleSongs of the Sea
Artist Ruth Thorne-Thomsen (American, born 1943)
Date1993
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 3 5/8 x 4 5/8 inches (9.21 x 11.75 cm)
Sheet (and Mount): 4 7/16 x 5 7/16 inches (11.27 x 13.81 cm)
Mat: 14 x 11 inches (35.56 x 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2012.38.34
SignedSigned on back of mount, lower right, in silver pen "Ruth Thorne-Thomsen"
InscribedTitled, dated and editioned on back of mount, lower left, in silver pen "ICARUS FIGURE 'SONGS OF THE SEA' WI '93 14/25" Titled, dated, and editioned on back of mat, lower left, in pencil "ICARUS FIGURE 'SONGS OF THE SEA' WI. '93 14/25"
Edition/State/Proofed. 4/25
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionImage of a nude male sculpture, as seen from back, with wings standing on a large rock among the fog.
Copyright© Ruth Thorne-Thomsen
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