Detail View: Art Collection:
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UNIQUE ID:
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1.2011.597_2
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Work Type:
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paintings (visual works)
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Title:
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PH-278
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Title Notes:
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preferred
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Title:
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no title
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Creation Date:
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1939
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Work Creator Name:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
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24 x 16 1/2 inches (61 x 41.9 cm)
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Work Material Name:
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oil paint (paint)
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Work Material Support Name:
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canvas
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Work Technique Name:
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palette knives (painting equipment)
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Current Work Location Name:
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Clyfford Still Museum
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Creation Location:
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Pullman, Washington
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Work Description:
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A figure is suggested in this small painting through two maroon-brown lines set against a creamy-white space. One line rises from the bottom left edge of the canvas and forms an arch before running down off the bottom right edge of the work. This arch forms the figure's torso and shoulder. The other line rises from the bottom center edge of the canvas and up to the right, where it forms an ovoid form which rests atop the arch and represents the figure's head. A single oval is placed within the top center of this form, thus becoming one or both of the figure's eyes. These lines are surrounded by more erratic yellow lines, which echo the darker lines and create a more active scene and merge the two forms into one unified presence.
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Citation:
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Clyfford Still, PH-278, 1939. Oil on canvas, 24 x 16 1/2 inches (61 x 41.9 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
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Work Rights Statement:
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© City and County of Denver / ARS, NY
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Image Holding Institution:
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Clyfford Still Museum
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Image Collection Name:
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CSM Art Collection: Objects
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Image Rights Statement:
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Photo: Gary Regester, courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum
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