DrawingsAmerican20th century

Green Shoes

1977

Artists

William T. WileyArtist

Description

Sheet has five holes punched at left edge. There is an offset of brown ink on the verso where the sheet was in contact with the softground etching plate.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite, red pencil, and blue ballpoint ink on thin white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

51.9 x 76.2 cm (20 7/16 x 30 in.) Image dimensions are irregular.: 46.2 x 61.3 cm (18 3/16 x 24 1/8 in.)

Provenance

William T. Wiley; to Jack Lemon, Chicago, Illinois; to [Allan Frumkin Gallery, Chicago, Illinois], sold; to [Charles Young, Glastonbury, Connecticut], sold; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1999.

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