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Color print of nude figures on wooden beams against red and blue backgrounds. A tan figure hangs left near a spear. Above, a red foot is pierced by a bleeding nail. A blue figure with an open mouth hangs right.

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The Two Thieves

Artist Lamar Baker (American, 1908 - 1994)

Datec. 1945 - 1948

MediumColor etching

Dimensionssheet: 9 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. (25.1 x 16.5 cm)
image: 6 15/16 x 4 7/8 in. (17.6 x 12.4 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Hiram and Avonell Williams, by exchange with the Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia, in memory of Lamar Baker

Object number1997.31.4

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Visual DescriptionColor print of nude figures on wooden beams against red and blue backgrounds. A tan figure hangs left near a spear. Above, a red foot is pierced by a bleeding nail. A blue figure with an open mouth hangs right.

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