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Parable

Series TitleSongs of the Sea
Artist Ruth Thorne-Thomsen (American, born 1943)
Date1991
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 3 1/2 x 4 5/16 inches (8.89 x 10.95 cm)
Sheet (and Mount): 4 7/16 x 5 3/16 inches (11.27 x 13.18 cm)
Mat: 14 x 11 inches (35.56 x 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2012.38.45
Signedon back of mount, lower right, pencil "R. Thorne-Thomsen"
Inscribedon back of mount, lower left pencil "Parables "Songs of the Sea" 1991 23/25" on front of mat, lower left, "PARABLE "SONGS OF THE SEA" 1991 23/25"; on back of mat, upper left yellow sticker "5"
Edition/State/Proofed. 23/25
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionImage of a draped marble sculpture above foggy waters filled with tree limbs and stones.
Copyright© Ruth Thorne-Thomsen
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