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U was an Umbrella Ant

Andy Warhol and Ralph Thomas "Corkie" Ward

U was an Umbrella Ant

1952

Scroll

U was an Umbrella Ant

1952

Physical Qualities Photo-offset lithograph, Sheet: 241 × 151 mm. (9 1/2 × 5 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Katherine and Joseph Hardiman, Baltimore
Object Number 1996.176.21
from a set of 26 sheets, one for each letter of the alphabet, with text by Ralph Thomas 'Corkie' Ward.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1996; Katherine and Joseph Hardiman, Baltimore

Inscribed: lower center in stone: "U was an umbrella ant / who reminded this young man / of his favorite aunt."

Markings: none

Artist

Andy Warhol

1927–1986

born Pittsburgh, PA 1928; died New York, NY 1987
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