Emmett Williams

1925–2007

Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, graphic artist, journalist, lecturer, painter, performance artist, poet, professor, singer, writer

ULAN identifier

500085600

Names

Emmett Williams

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First acquired
2008

Date of birth
April 4, 1925

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2 works

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Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

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