Atlas Procession I

Multiple artists/makers

2000

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Atlas Procession I
Artist: William Kentridge (South African, born Johannesburg, 1955)
Printer: Jack Shirreff (British, born Colombo, 1943–2017)
Printer: Andrew Smith
Publisher: David Krut Fine Art, Inc.
Date: 2000
Medium: Etching, aquatint, drypoint, and hand painting
Edition: 12/40
Dimensions: 62 1/2 × 42 1/8 in. (158.8 × 107 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Reba and Dave Williams Gift, 2001
Object Number: 2001.600
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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