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Photo: Nathaniel Willson
The Egypto-Roman World
Photo: Nathaniel Willson

The Egypto-Roman World

Date1987
Maker David Salle American, born 1952
Label TextThe double image of a female figure in this painting is that of choreographer and dancer Karole Armitage, with whom the artist collaborated on numerous occasions.
Object number2014.25.72
Photo CreditPhoto: Nathaniel Willson
Exhibition HistoryBellingham, Washington, Western Gallery at Western Washington University, Private Art/Public Visions, May 1 - May 27, 1989. Monterrey, Mexico, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey, Myth and Magic in America: The Eighties, Mar. 1 - Oct. 20, 1991 Published ReferencesClark-Langager, Sarah. Private Art/Public Visions, exh. cat. Bellingham, WA: The Western Gallery, 1989
Credit LineGift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions101 1/2 x 104 in. (257.8 x 264.2 cm)
MediumOil and acrylic on canvas, printing ink on photo linen
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