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Backlash, Backlash... by Glenn Ligon — VisualArtsDB

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Backlash, Backlash...

Backlash, Backlash...

Backlash, Backlash...

1991

Medium: Oilstick on heavy white wove card, ruled with graphite
Dimensions: 77.5 × 41.3 cm (30 9/16 × 16 5/16 in.)
Genre: Oilstick
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Tags

drawings (visual works)oil pastelsprints and drawingcrayonsoilstickoil sticks

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