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The Seven Samaroids

The Seven Samaroids, 1977

  • William Anthony, American, born 1934

Pencil

  • Image: 16 1/2 × 12 7/8 inches (41.9 × 32.7 cm) Sheet: 19 3/4 × 14 3/8 inches (50.2 × 36.5 cm)

Gift of anonymous donors

F78.58

Department

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Details

Signed and dated, in pencil lower left Anthony/77

Inscribed, on verso, in brown felt pen, lower left: THE SEVEN SAMAROIDS/1977 pencil/16 1/2 x 12 3/8 41.9 x 31.4/BY: WILLIAM ANTHONY/B. 1934-/PERMALIFE/ACID-FREE/ ALUM-FREE/ALL FIBER/PAPER

1978-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

William Anthony, The Seven Samaroids, 1977, pencil. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of anonymous donors, F78.58.

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