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Photo: Paul Macapia
Twelve Labors of Hercules
Photo: Paul Macapia

Twelve Labors of Hercules

Date1977
Maker Michael Spafford American, 1935 - 2022
Object number82.1
Provenance[Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Wash.]; purchased by the Seattle Art Museum, Jan. 11, 1982
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Wash., Seattle Art Museum, Northwest Artists: A Review, May 29-July 13, 1980. Exh. pamphlet, no cat. no. Seattle, Wash., Seattle Art Museum, Michael Spafford: Recent Works, Feb. 18-Mar. 28, 1982 Seattle, Wash., Seattle Art Museum, Views and Visions In The Pacific Northwest, June 7-Sept. 2, 1990. Exh. pamphlet, no cat. no.Published ReferencesJohns, Barbara. "Modern Art from the Pacific Northwest in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1990, no. 23, p. 27
Credit LineNorthwest Contemporary Fund
Dimensionseach canvas 91 x 140 3/4 in. (231.1 x 357.5cm) Overall assembled: 182 x 140 3/4 in.
MediumOil on canvas
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