Artist
John Alexander(American, born 1945)American, born 1945
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Mamma Always Wanted a Dancer
Date1990
MediumAquatint and etching
DimensionsPlate: 9 × 6 1/8 in. (22.9 × 15.6 cm)
Sheet: 14 5/8 × 11 3/8 in. (37.1 × 28.9 cm)
Sheet: 14 5/8 × 11 3/8 in. (37.1 × 28.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Timothy A. and Mary Anna Eaton
Object number2008.185
Non exposé
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Prints and DrawingsObject Type
Marked in pencil lower left below the image: "30/35"
Marked in pencil verso upper center: "Mamma / Wanted a Dancer / But all He
Wanted / To Do Was Fish / 1990"
Marked in pencil verso upper center: "Mamma / Wanted a Dancer / But all He
Wanted / To Do Was Fish / 1990"
Signed in pencil lower right below the image: "John Alexander"
Blindstamp recto lower right: "C/M"
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