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Historic Downtown Cape Girardeau, MO, is Protected from High Water by the Themis Street Floodwall with its Commemorative Murals
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Historic Downtown Cape Girardeau, MO, is Protected from High Water by the Themis Street Floodwall with its Commemorative Murals

Artist David Freese (American, born 1946)
Date2018; printed 2023
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage (each): 12 1/2 × 18 3/4 inches (31.75 × 47.63 cm)
Sheet (each): 16 15/16 × 24 inches (43.02 × 60.96 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jane and Chops Wong
Object number2024.75.3.1,2
SignedOn sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "DF / 2/20"
InscribedLeft Diptych:On sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "FLOODWALL PROTECTING CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO, 2018 / (LEFT SIDE OF DIPTYCH)"; Right Diptych: On sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "FLOODWALL PROTECTING CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO, 2018 / (RIGHT SIDE OF DIPTYCH)".
Markingsnone
Edition/State/Proofed. 2/20
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionDiptych. The left image is of a street lined with shops and parked cars. A large pedestal clock is in the center behind which is a horizontal barrier and a body of water.
The right image is of a body of water being held back by a decorated floodgate which overlooks a street with residences, shops, and large trees along the horizon.
Copyright© David Freese
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