Avon Neal, Ann Parker

Thomas Nicols, Wakefield, Massachusetts, 1765
1963

An etching of a stylized bird with spread wings inside a semi-circular frame, with the phrase "Arise ye dead" written within the frame. The artwork has a textured, aged appearance and is signed by the artist at the bottom.

An etching of a stylized bird with spread wings inside a semi-circular frame, with the phrase "Arise ye dead" written within the frame. The artwork has a textured, aged appearance and is signed by the artist at the bottom.

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Date
1963

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Wax crayon on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 5/8 × 25 3/8in. (44.8 × 64.5 cm)

Accession number
75.40.1

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/25408

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Avon Neal
48 works in the collection

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Ann Parker
48 works in the collection

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