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Lessons from the Russian

1999

Steven Sorman

(American, b. 1948)
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Culture
America
Medium
mezzotint and color engraving
Support
Richard de Bas Blanc Narcisse handmade laid paper with watermark
Measurements
Overall: 29 x 20.3 cm (11 7/16 x 8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist in memory of Pegram Harrison 2005.170.10
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented print on white paper features a central black rectangle enclosing a grayscale, partitioned spiral. The spiral's center is dark gray, with thin white lines cobwebbing across segments that lighten as they rotate outward. Light blue arcs radiate from the core, sweeping over the white background toward deckle edges. The composition balances the dense, textured center with the airy reach of the radiating lines.

Lessons from the Russian

1999

Steven Sorman

(American, b. 1948)
America

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