Leviathan (Arc Shadow Procession)

William Kentridge South African

2000

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Title: Leviathan (Arc Shadow Procession)
Artist: William Kentridge (South African, born Johannesburg, 1955)
Date: 2000
Medium: Chine collé of black Canson paper on printed text from Leviathan
Dimensions: Sheet: 19 5/8 × 25 5/8 in. (49.8 × 65.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Mary Martin Fund, 2001
Object Number: 2001.529
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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