The Artist Trying to Get It All Down

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The Artist Trying to Get It All Down
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The Artist Trying to Get It All Down

Datec. 1970
MediumLinoleum cut
DimensionsSheet (irreg.): 489 × 362 mm. (19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in.)
Image: 229 × 305 mm. (9 × 12 in.)
Credit LinePurchase with exchange funds from the Pearlstone Family Fund and partial gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Object number2020.60
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
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