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A faint outline of a four-legged sheep or goat facing right. To the left is an anatomical cross section of a man's reproductive organs. The animal has a similar anatomical cross section. Below is a dark horizontal rectangular band displaying a sequence of five embryos in progressive stages of development into a hybrid creature.
Shepherd's Dream
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Shepherd's Dream

Artist Herb Jackson (American, born 1945)
Date1968
MediumEtching
Dimensionssheet: 13 x 18 3/4 in. (33 x 47.6 cm)
image: 9 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (25.1 x 37.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Jane and R. Paul Larkin
Object number1992.1.4
Collections
Visual DescriptionA faint outline of a four-legged sheep or goat facing right. To the left is an anatomical cross section of a man's reproductive organs. The animal has a similar anatomical cross section. Below is a dark horizontal rectangular band displaying a sequence of five embryos in progressive stages of development into a hybrid creature.
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