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Blue Pole: Two Men with Guns and Woman (Hands to Ears)
Blue Pole: Two Men with Guns and Woman (Hands to Ears)

Blue Pole: Two Men with Guns and Woman (Hands to Ears)

Date1997
Maker John Baldessari American, 1931 - 2020
Object number97.59
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased from the artist by the Seattle Art Museum (with funds from donors and from Margaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund), October 9, 1997
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Wash., Seattle Art Museum, Night and The City: Homage To Film Noir, Aug. 14, 1997-Feb. 22, 1998. Seattle, Wash., Seattle Art Museum, Anne Gerber Biennial: 2000 1/2: going forward looking back, May 8-Aug. 4, 2000. Seattle, Wash., Seattle Art Museum, Modern in America, July 8, 2004-Feb. 27, 2005.
Credit LinePurchased in honor of Greg Olson and SAM's 20th Anniversary Film Noir Series with funds from Virginia Wright, Anonymous, and the Margaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund
Dimensions54 x 33 in. (137.2 x 83.8 cm)
MediumPhotograph with acrylic and oil stain mounted to board
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