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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Colombier

1987

Artists

Romare BeardenArtist

Classification

Drawings

Technique

Collage

Medium

Collage and watercolor

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Modern & Contemporary Art

Dimensions

15.2 × 23 × 0.6 cm (6 × 9 1/16 × 1/4 in.) mat: 21.6 × 29.2 cm (8 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.) frame: 23.7 × 31.3 × 4.1 cm (9 5/16 × 12 5/16 × 1 5/8 in.)

Provenance

The Artist; to Jane B. Shapiro (by 1991-2021), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2021.

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