Some Afterthoughts on Discovery

Robert Colescott American

1987

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Artwork Details

Title: Some Afterthoughts on Discovery
Artist: Robert Colescott (American, Oakland, California 1925–2009 Tucson, Arizona)
Date: 1987
Medium: Watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions: 22 1/2 in. × 30 in. (57.2 × 76.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: George A. Hearn Fund, 1987
Object Number: 1987.164.1
Rights and Reproduction: © The Robert H. Colescott Separate Property Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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