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Two Faces are a Vase

Series TitlePrima Materia
Artist Ruth Thorne-Thomsen (American, born 1943)
Date1985
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 3/4 x 3 11/16 inches (12.07 x 9.37 cm)
Sheet: 8 7/16 x 7 3/16 inches (21.43 x 18.26 cm)
Mat: 14 x 11 inches (35.56 x 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2012.38.70
SignedOn sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "R. Thorne-Thomsen"
InscribedOn sheet verso, center, in pencil: "Two Faces are a vase Prima Materia Italy 1985 / # 6/25": On mat verso, lower right, white label with black stamp: "PRIMA MATERIA 6/25 / Two faces are a vase"
Markingsnone
Edition/State/Proofed. 6/25
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionImage of two profiles facing each other with smooth stones superimposed over; rocky landscape and sky in surrounding landscape.
Copyright© Ruth Thorne-Thomsen
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