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Temptation to Sell the Soul

Artist James Dean Pruner (American, 1951 - 1987)
Printer The Lawrence Lithography Workshop (American, founded 1979)
Date1984
MediumLithograph on paper
DimensionsImage: 9 × 6 inches (22.86 × 15.24 cm)
Sheet: 15 × 12 inches (38.1 × 30.48 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund and the Andrew Atterbury and Gwen Prentice Fund
Object number2024.9.104.6
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DescriptionA man in a jacket and tie, facing three-quarters left, stares at a dollar bill dangled on a string or wire. A hill with fence posts is behind him.Provenance
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