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Stillness of the Ore

1953
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Stillness of the Ore
  • Artist: Minna Wright Citron (American, Newark, New Jersey 1896–1991 New York)
  • Date: 1953
  • Medium: Colored etching, engraving and aquatint
  • Dimensions: sheet: 22 15/16 x 8 3/4 in. (58.2 x 22.2 cm)
    plate: 18 x 5 13/16 in. (45.7 x 14.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: John B. Turner Fund, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.591.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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