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Photo: Susan Cole
Distraction
Photo: Susan Cole

Distraction

Date1999
Maker Karin Davie Canadian, born 1965
Object number2002.13
Photo CreditPhoto: Susan Cole
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "SAM Collects: ContemporaryArtProject", December 21, 2002 - April 6, 2003Published ReferencesYoung, Tara, "SAM Collects: ContemporaryArtProject" 2002, Seattle Art Museum, 2002, pg. 26
Credit LineGift of the ContemporaryArtProject, Seattle
Dimensions72 x 60 in. (182.9 x 152.4cm)
MediumOil on canvas
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