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The Important an Unimportant
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The Important an Unimportant

Date1999
Maker John Baldessari American, 1931 - 2020
Object number2014.25.6
ProvenanceJohn Baldessari (1931-2020); [Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, New York]; purchased from gallery by Virginia and Bagley Wright, Seattle, Washington, May 25, 1999
Exhibition HistoryNew York, New York, Marian Goodman Gallery, John Baldessari: The Tetrad Series, Apr. 16 - May 21, 1999. Text by Thomas McEvilley. No cat. no., reproduced pl. 3.
Credit LineGift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions94 x 94 in. (238.8 x 238.8 cm)
MediumDigital printing, hand lettering, and acrylic paint on canvas
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