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DiaporamaUntitled
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1980
45.0 x 30.0 cm
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À propos de cette œuvre
- Titre: Untitled
- Artiste: john murray thomson
- Année: 1980
- Dimensions originales: 45.0 x 30.0 cm
- État du droit d'auteur: Protégé par le droit d'auteur
- Où l'admirer: Souls Grown Deep
- Période de création: Mature Period
- Mots-clés: protective symbols , abstract painting , black and white art
- Thèmes: symbolic imagery , civil rights era , racial confrontation
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