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When We Dead Awaken (Act I)

Robert Wilson American
1990
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: When We Dead Awaken (Act I)
  • Artist: Robert Wilson (American, Waco, Texas 1941–2025 Water Mill, New York)
  • Date: 1990
  • Medium: Pastel and charcoal on paper
  • Dimensions: 21 5/8 × 28 3/4 in. (54.9 × 73 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1991
  • Object Number: 1991.81.1
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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