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Cane

2000
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cane
  • Artist: Martin Puryear (American, born Washington, D.C., 1941)
  • Date: 2000
  • Medium: Portfolio of 7 woodblock prints on Japanese paper
  • Edition: 24/50 from an editon of + 5 artist's proofs
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Each sheet, approx.): 16 7/8 × 20 3/8 in. (42.9 × 51.8 cm)
    Plate (Each block, approx.): 10 3/8 × 12 3/4 in. (26.4 × 32.4 cm)
    Portfolio: 18 3/16 × 21 3/4 × 1/4 in. (46.2 × 55.2 × 0.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Reba and Dave Williams Gift, 2001
  • Object Number: 2001.404.2a-h
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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