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Figure flat on it's back, one leg in the air, position and composition make a very abstract pattern.
Flat-Backed
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Flat-Backed

Artist James McGarrell (American, born 1930)
Date1954
MediumWoodcut
Dimensionssheet: 24 x 17 3/4 in. (61 x 45.1 cm)
image: 23 x 17 1/2 in. (58.4 x 44.5 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object numberPR-65-8
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Visual DescriptionFigure flat on it's back, one leg in the air, position and composition make a very abstract pattern.
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