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A horizontal drawing on a gray background features a pale pink, abstract, biomorphic shape floating near the center. Black, sketchy lines define the shape and cross through it diagonally. The background has loose, textural gray brushstrokes.
Almost Dead Dog
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Almost Dead Dog

Artist Hiram Williams (American, 1917 - 2003)
Date1986
MediumAcrylic, wash, ink
Dimensionssheet: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
image: 20 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (52.1 x 67.3 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineGift of Hiram and Avonell Williams
Object number1988.2.73
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Visual DescriptionA horizontal drawing on a gray background features a pale pink, abstract, biomorphic shape floating near the center. Black, sketchy lines define the shape and cross through it diagonally. The background has loose, textural gray brushstrokes.
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