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Tall tale
Tall tale
Tall tale

Tall tale

Artist (American, 1919 - 2009)
Date1964
Mediumoil on panel in artist-made frame
DimensionsImage: 17 3/8 × 22 5/8 in. (44.1 × 57.5 cm)
Support: 17 3/8 × 22 5/8 in. (44.1 × 57.5 cm)
Frame: 26 3/4 × 31 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (67.9 × 80 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Frederick Hammersley, 2005
Object number2005.16.15
DescriptionAbstract in the colors of light orange, blue, brown, purple, black, white yellow, ping and gray.
On View
Not on view
Terms
  • organic
  • abstraction
  • Geometric
  • Hard-edge
  • color order system
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