UNIQUE ID:
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1.2011.474
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Work Type:
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painting
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Title:
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PH-76
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Creation Date:
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1935
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Work Creator Name:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
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45 1/8 x 53 1/2 in. (114.6 x 135.9 cm)
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Work Material Name:
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oil paint
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Work Material Support Name:
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canvas
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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 Inscription:
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Clyfford -1935
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Work Inscription:
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PH-76 BW 2 [circled] Clyfford 1935
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Work Inscription:
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…ockwell / Wagon Cover / Duck / EG.HS.PAT.OFF. / MADE IN USA / 72 INCHES / 59 YARDS
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Work Inscription Author:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Inscription Author:
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Still, Clyfford
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Work Description:
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Six abstracted figures are set in an ambiguous environment. This painting marks a new level of abstraction for Still; the figures' merge with the space around them, and ribs have become finger-like intrusions. Hands are grossly oversized, and their faces merge with torsos and shoulders. The five figures in the background kneel and stare out towards the viewer. The figure on the far left holds a red, orb-like object. A female figure sits in the foreground at left. She appears to be pregnant, and is distinguished from the others by her long, yellow hair and lighter skin color.
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Citation:
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Clyfford Still, PH-76, 1935. Oil on canvas, 45 1/8 x 53 1/2 inches (114.6 x 135.9 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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