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A geometric abstract print with a dark blue border framing a bright orange center panel, flanked by pink vertical panels, above a red base containing a textured, rocky shape.
Fire State I
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Fire State I

Artist Herb Jackson (American, born 1945)
Date1974
MediumColor lithograph
Dimensions22 1/4 x 30 in. (56.5 x 76.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Jane and R. Paul Larkin
Object number1992.1.1
Collections
Visual DescriptionA geometric abstract print with a dark blue border framing a bright orange center panel, flanked by pink vertical panels, above a red base containing a textured, rocky shape.
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