Artist
Shirley Rae Parini (American, born 1935)American, born 1935
CultureAmerican
Titles
- A Long Time Ago
Date1994
Place depictedUnited States
MediumProcessed black-and-white negative, paper, thread, and mixed media
DimensionsSheet: 15 1/8 × 13 3/8 in. (38.4 × 34 cm)
Mount: 19 15/16 × 17 in. (50.6 × 43.2 cm)
Mount: 19 15/16 × 17 in. (50.6 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne Wilkes Tucker in honor of Maggie Olvey
Object number94.190
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso of mount in ink top left " 'A Long Time Ago' "
Signed and dated in black ink verso upper left "© Shirley Rae Parini 1994"
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Palette: wood, nails, glue, wood stain, dirt.
Cart: wood frame with woven aluminum strips, 1/8-inch ungalvanized steel rod, clear acrylic spray coating, canvas, thread, vinyl, aluminum rivets, dirt, and newspaper ink.
Broom: wood handle and housing with bristles.
Floor: linoleum backed with canvas.
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