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A white calla lily and tall, reddish-brown pointed leaves stand against a dark, mottled background. Behind the lily is white sheet with botanical illustration. Transparent bubbles float across the foreground.
Seaweed and Calla
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Seaweed and Calla

Artist Anna Tomczak (American, born 1948)
Date1995
MediumPolacolor transfer onto watercolor paper
DimensionsSight: 29 5/8 x 22 1/4 in., (75.25 x 56.52 cm,)
Image: 26 x 20 1/4 in., (66.04 x 51.44 cm,)
Frame: 38 1/4 x 30 3/4 x 1 1/4 in., (97.16 x 78.11 x 3.18 cm,)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineMuseum purchase, gift of friends of James G. Richardson in his memory
Object number1995.19.1
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