Birthday
Dorothea Tanning, American, 1910 - 2012
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1942Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
40 1/4 × 25 1/2 inches (102.2 × 64.8 cm) Frame: 47 3/8 × 32 3/4 × 2 1/2 inches (120.3 × 83.2 × 6.4 cm)Copyright:
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New YorkCuratorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
1999-50-1Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Purchased with funds contributed by C. K. Williams, II, 1999
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1942Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
40 1/4 × 25 1/2 inches (102.2 × 64.8 cm) Frame: 47 3/8 × 32 3/4 × 2 1/2 inches (120.3 × 83.2 × 6.4 cm)Copyright:
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New YorkCuratorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1999-50-1Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Purchased with funds contributed by C. K. Williams, II, 1999
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