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Origin Myth (Descent)
Origin Myth (Descent)

Origin Myth (Descent)

Date1965
Maker Michael Spafford American, 1935 - 2022
Object number87.124
Provenance[Otto Seligman Gallery, Seattle, Wash.]; purchased by Mark Tobey, Seattle, Wash., 1965; gift of the Estate of Mark Tobey to the Seattle Art Museum, Oct. 5, 1987
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Wash., Otto Seligman Gallery, 1965
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Mark Tobey
Dimensions7 x 10 1/4 in. (17.8 x 26.1 cm), image and sheet size
MediumInk, oil stick, and mixed media on paper
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