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Abstract print with textured teal areas flanking a central vertical textured purple area. A horizontal, jagged cluster of grey and white forms radiates outward across the middle.
The Nest
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

The Nest

Artist Denji Noma (American, born Japan)
Date1963
MediumColor intaglio
Dimensionssheet: 22 1/8 x 30 in. (56.2 x 76.2 cm)
image: 15 x 23 3/4 in. (38.1 x 60.3 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Jane and R. Paul Larkin
Object number1992.1.9
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