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Working Drawing for 18 Cantos: Title Page by Barnett Newman — VisualArtsDB

Working Drawing for 18 Cantos: Title Page

Working Drawing for 18 Cantos: Title Page

1963–1964

Medium: Collage composed of black lithographic crayon and red Conté crayon on torn, tipped, and pieced newsprint and ivory tracing paper, hinged together
Dimensions: Bottom sheet: 42.9 × 35.2 cm (16 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.); All other sheets: 48.3 × 35.7 cm (19 1/16 × 14 1/16 in.)
Genre: crayon
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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