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The Beast that Pounds the Devil's Dust by Betye Saar — VisualArtsDB

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The Beast that Pounds the Devil's Dust

1964

Medium: Etching and collagraph with hand additions
Dimensions: composition: 12 3/16 × 14 7/8" (30.9 × 37.8 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 13/16 × 16 15/16" (37.7 × 43 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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