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Art Theory Text with Sketches by Stuart Davis — VisualArtsDB

Art Theory Text with Sketches

Art Theory Text with Sketches

1948

Medium: Black ink on tan wove paper
Dimensions: 27.8 x 21.5 cm (10 15/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Genre: Archival material
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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American

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Index 23 August 1948. For index reference, see Finding Aid [nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUAM:art00006].

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