Hidden Form Series #1: Positive Curve

Date1968

Maker Robert Maki American, born 1938

Object number76.3

ProvenancePurchased from the artist, Seattle, Washington; Purchased with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and PONCHO, January 6, 1976

Credit LineNational Endowment for the Arts and PONCHO

Dimensions11 1/8 x 9 in. (28.3 x 22.9 cm), image and sheet size

MediumInk on paper

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Hidden Form Series #1: Positive Curve