Artist
Nancy Graves(American, 1939–1995)American, 1939–1995
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Head on Spear
Date1969
MediumGouache on paper
DimensionsSheet: 18 × 14 in. (45.7 × 35.6 cm)
Frame: 22 3/8 × 18 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (56.8 × 47.9 × 3.8 cm)
Frame: 22 3/8 × 18 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (56.8 × 47.9 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Janie C. Lee
Object number91.334
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Inscription: On verso cardboard backing of frame, upper left: "Nancy Graves/ Entwurf zu Head on Spear, 1989"; on sticker at top center: "(74.103)/ JCLP 74.00.103/ NANCY GRAVES/ "Head on Spear"/ Gouache on graph paper/ 18" x 14"/ 1969/ Janie C. Lee Gallery/ 2304 Bissonnet, Houston, Texas 77005". "(74.103)" on sticker is crossed out.
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