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Anne Truitt

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1969

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Anne Truitt

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Anne Truitt

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1969

Physical Qualities Acrylic on wood, 85 1/2 x 18 x 18 in. (217.3 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Katharine Graham, Washington, D.C.
Object Number 1995.121
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1995; from Katharine Graham, Washington, D.C., by purchase, May 1971; from Pyramid Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, "Helen Frankenthaler: Affinities, Influences, and Friendships", September 27, 2024 - January 26, 2025.

Inscribed: on bottom of sculpture: 'TRUITT/5 April '69/20 November '83'

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Anne Truitt

born Baltimore, MD 1921; died Washington D.C. 2004

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