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Just Heard Bessie, from Visual Poems by John E. Dowell, Jr. — VisualArtsDB

Just Heard Bessie, from Visual Poems

Just Heard Bessie, from Visual Poems

John E. Dowell, Jr.

1971

Medium: Color lithograph on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 50.7 × 38.3 cm (20 × 15 1/8 in.)
Genre: Lithograph
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)lithograph

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