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The Cry

Date1962
Maker Agnes Martin American, 1912 - 2004
Object number84.187
ProvenanceThe artist; gift from the artist to her niece, Margaret Smith, Port Townsend, WA; gift from Ms. Smith to Seattle Art Museum, December 31, 1984
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum in collaboration with the Shaker Museum and Library, Old Chatham, New York, "Creating Perfection: Shaker Objects and Their Affinities", October 5, 2000 - April 29, 2001 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Minimalism: Aftermath and Affinities," March 27 - August 25, 1996 Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Art Museum, "What Is Real? American Art 1960-75," March 19-June 4, 1994 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Recent Modern Acquisitions," August 27 - October 18, 1987 Published ReferencesDavidson, Margaret. "Contemporary Drawing: Key Concepts and Techniques." New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2011, p. 94, illus. p. 95
Credit LineGift of Margaret Smith
Dimensions11 13/16 x 9 5/16 in. (30 x 23.6 cm)
MediumIndia ink on paper
Waters
Agnes Martin
1962
Object number: 84.186
Agnes Martin
1963
Object number: 84.188
Untitled
Agnes Martin
1963
Object number: 84.189
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ca. 1952
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