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Artist Ruth Duckworth (American, 1919 - 2009)
Date1996
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 × 9 × 8 1/2 inches (15.88 × 22.86 × 21.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Lennie and Jerry Berkowitz Collection in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Object number2010.70
SignedOn bottom in ink: R
MarkingsOn bottom in ink: 518196
On View
Not on view
DescriptionSmall, white porcelain sculpture with circular base, upon which rests a solid demi-ellipsoid, capped by an element reminiscent of a bifurcated whale's tail.
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