Paul Thek

Tarbaby
1975, printed 1992

A black and white print featuring a stylized figure with a round body and limbs, appearing to be made of tar with drips and splatters. The word "TARBABY" is printed below the figure. The print is numbered 2/25 and has a stamp of authenticity from an estate in the lower right corner.
A black and white print featuring a stylized figure with a round body and limbs, appearing to be made of tar with drips and splatters. The word "TARBABY" is printed below the figure. The print is numbered 2/25 and has a stamp of authenticity from an estate in the lower right corner.

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Date
1975, printed 1992

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/8 × 7 9/16in. (25.7 × 19.2 cm) Plate: 4 11/16 × 3 9/16in. (11.9 × 9.1 cm)

Accession number
93.18

Edition
2/25 Posthumous print

Publication
Printed by Pat Branstead; published by Brooke Alexander Editions

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
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Paul Thek
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