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A black and white print. At the top, a woman looking down against a dark background. At the bottom is a girl with flowing hair holding a rectangular, perhaps a piece of paper, towards the woman. She looks away from the woman.
The Signal
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

The Signal

Artist Arthur Polonsky (American, born 1925)
Date1965
MediumLithograph
Dimensionssheet: 30 x 22 1/4 in. (76.2 x 56.5 cm)
image: 22 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (57.2 x 47.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Jane and R. Paul Larkin
Object number1992.1.40
Collections
Visual DescriptionA black and white print. At the top, a woman looking down against a dark background. At the bottom is a girl with flowing hair holding a rectangular, perhaps a piece of paper, towards the woman. She looks away from the woman.
A black and white print. At the top, a woman looking down against a dark background. At the bottom is a girl with flowing hair holding a rectangular, perhaps a piece of paper, towards the woman. She looks away from the woman.
The Signal
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