Head of the Penitentiary

Georgia Speller American

1986

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Title: Head of the Penitentiary
Artist: Georgia Speller (American, Aberdeen, Mississippi 1931–1988 Memphis, Alabama)
Date: 1986
Medium: Watercolor and opaque watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions: 17 7/8 × 23 11/16 in. (45.4 × 60.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Souls Grown Deep Foundation from the William S. Arnett Collection, 2014
Object Number: 2014.548.36
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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