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Threshold and Shield

1981
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Threshold and Shield
  • Artist: Hugh O'Donnell (British, born London, 1950)
  • Date: 1981
  • Medium: Oil on canvas and plywood
  • Dimensions: 83 7/8 in. × 8 ft. 11 in. (213 × 271.8 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation Inc. Gift, 1983
  • Object Number: 1983.89
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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