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Untitled: Four Etchings

Untitled: Four Etchings

Glenn Ligon  (American, born New York, New York, 1960)

Date: 1992
Medium: Portfolio of 4 etchings
Dimensions: 25 x 17-1/4 inches

Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of The Peter Norton Family Foundation, 1998
Accession Number: 1998.456.2a-d

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Aristotle with a Bust of Homer

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam)

Date: 1653
Accession Number: 61.198

A Storm

A Storm

Georgia O'Keeffe (American, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 1887–1986 Santa Fe, New Mexico)

Date: 1922
Accession Number: 1981.35

House Post (Tomor)

House Post (Tomor)

Date: 19th–early 20th century
Accession Number: 1995.65.2

Moon Jar

Moon Jar

Date: second half of the 18th century
Accession Number: 1979.413.1

Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child

Benvenuto di Giovanni (Italian, Siena 1436–after 1518 Siena)

Date: ca. 1470
Accession Number: 1975.1.54

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