James Drake
City of Tells – Calavera with Orphan Girl

City of Tells – Calavera with Orphan Girl

© James Drake / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

City of Tells – Calavera with Orphan Girl
City of Tells – Calavera with Orphan Girl
ArtistAmerican, born 1946
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • City of Tells – Calavera with Orphan Girl
Date2005
MediumCharcoal, tape with erasing, on torn and pasted paper
DimensionsSheet: 24 1/8 × 14 3/4 in. (61.2 × 37.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Renée and Stanford Wallace
Object number2017.129
Non exposé

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Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, center bottom edge: Calavera with orphan girl [cursive]
Recto: Signed in graphite, bottom right corner: James Drake [cursive]
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Recto: Signed in graphite, bottom right corner: James Drake [cursive]
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