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A nude man descends from the turbulent sky into the sea; arising from the surface of the water is a giant eye.
The Descent
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

The Descent

Artist Francis Bernard Shields (American, 1908 - 1990)
Publisher/Publishing House Works Progress Administration - Federal Arts Project (1935 - 1943)
Date1936-1943
MediumLithograph
Dimensionssheet: 15 7/8 x 22 7/8 in. (40.3 x 58.1 cm)
image: 11 7/8 x 17 in. (30.2 x 43.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Corbin S. Carnell, in memory of E. Muriel Adams.
Object number1992.11.133
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Visual DescriptionA nude man descends from the turbulent sky into the sea; arising from the surface of the water is a giant eye.
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