UNIQUE ID:
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1.2011.479
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Work Type:
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painting
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Title:
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PH-81
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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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48 5/8 x 60 in. (123.4 x 152.4 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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unsigned
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Work Description:
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A down-trodden group of seven farmer-type figures stares out at the viewer with sad, blank stares. They stand in front of and within a yellow, wooden structure with bluish windows. The figure on the far left wears overalls and a pale blue collared shirt. His proper right arm is outstretched and rests on the wooden door or window frame. Behind him, a severely distorted figure lurks in the shadows with grossly enlarged hands. Just right of center in the foreground, a female figure in a raspberry-colored dress sits on the structure's front steps while nursing a baby. On the far right, an older, white-haired figured sits with a white shawl wrapped around her shoulders.Two smaller, children figures sit behind the two women and rest their arms and heads on the porch rail.
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Citation:
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Clyfford Still, PH-81, 1935. Oil on canvas, 48 5/8 x 60 inches. (123.4 x 152.4 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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