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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Courtyard Sky

c.1968

Artists

Romare BeardenArtist

Classification

Drawings

Technique

Collage

Medium

Collage on board

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Modern & Contemporary Art

Dimensions

48.9 × 38.7 × 1.9 cm (19 1/4 × 15 1/4 × 3/4 in.) frame: 55.1 × 44.9 × 5.1 cm (21 11/16 × 17 11/16 × 2 in.)

Provenance

Estate of Sara Shapiro, by descent; to David L. Shapiro (1975-2019), by inheritance; to Jane B. Shapiro (2019-2021), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2021.

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