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The Blue Novena, from "Episode IV" of "Ring, Fighters of the Darkness"
The Blue Novena, from "Episode IV" of "Ring, Fighters of the Darkness"

The Blue Novena, from "Episode IV" of "Ring, Fighters of the Darkness"

Artist Terry Allen (American, born 1943)
Date1980
MediumMixed media
DimensionsA: 48 1/2 × 48 5/8 × 1 1/2 inches (123.19 × 123.51 × 3.81 cm)
B: 11 1/4 × 49 1/8 × 24 5/8 inches (28.58 × 124.78 × 62.55 cm)
D: 11 7/8 × 12 3/16 × 6 1/4 inches (30.16 × 30.96 × 15.88 cm)
E: 6 5/16 × 50 3/8 × 6 3/8 inches (16.03 × 127.95 × 16.19 cm)
F: 50 1/16 × 5 15/16 × 3/4 inches (127.16 × 15.08 × 1.91 cm)
G: 50 1/16 × 6 1/8 × 3/4 inches (127.16 × 15.56 × 1.91 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object numberF91-75 A-H
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Collections
DescriptionA. Framed collage of playing cards with lead ladder
B. Base piece made of lead sheet, lead ladder, wooden crow, and cordial glass
C. High-heeled shoe, spray-painted.
D. Lead-covered block with carpet inlay
E. Lead-covered light box with three blue bulbs
F. Black-painted wood ladder with bits of playing cards
G. White-painted wood ladder
Copyright© Terry Allen
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