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Blow Top Blues: The Fire Next Time by Betye Saar — VisualArtsDB

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Blow Top Blues: The Fire Next Time

Blow Top Blues: The Fire Next Time

Blow Top Blues: The Fire Next Time

1998

Medium: Color lithograph, with collaged phototransfer and hand-coloring on Rives BFK paper
Dimensions: 27 1/8 x 22 3/8 in. (68.9 x 56.83 cm) (image, sheet)
Genre: Prints, collages, works on paper
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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