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Art Theory Text with Advancing and Retiring Colors Diagrams by Stuart Davis — VisualArtsDB

Art Theory Text with Advancing and Retiring Colors Diagrams

Art Theory Text with Advancing and Retiring Colors Diagrams

1942

Medium: Black ink, graphite, and colored crayon on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: 27.9 x 21.6 cm (11 x 8 1/2 in.)
Genre: Archival material
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Index 9 January 1942. For index reference, see Finding Aid [nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUAM:art00006].

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