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A black and white print centered on light paper showing a shadowed figure in a patterned dress standing next to horizontal blinds. A small table with a teapot and cup is in the lower right. Handwritten text below reads "The morning."
The Morning
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

The Morning

Artist David Bumbeck (American, born 1940)
Dateundated
MediumEtching
Dimensionssheet: 15 x 11 3/16 in. (38.1 x 28.4 cm)
image: 8 7/8 x 5 13/16 in. (22.5 x 14.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Jane and R. Paul Larkin
Object number1992.1.7
Collections
Visual DescriptionA black and white print centered on light paper showing a shadowed figure in a patterned dress standing next to horizontal blinds. A small table with a teapot and cup is in the lower right. Handwritten text below reads "The morning."
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