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A vertical grid of hand-drawn boxes contains fragmented illustrations of faces, body parts, and small television sets. Sparse pops of green and pink accent the primarily neutral-toned sketches.
The Commercial
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

The Commercial

Artist Art Wood
Date1968
MediumColor relief, serigraph
Dimensionssheet: 29 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (74.3 x 50.2 cm)
image: 24 5/8 x 18 3/4 in. (62.5 x 47.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Jane and R. Paul Larkin
Object number1992.1.46
Collections
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John Baeder
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