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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Desert Light

1983

Artists

Mel PekarskyArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite and spray fixative on prepared paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 101.6 x 152.5 cm (40 x 60 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Mel Pekarsky and [G. W. Einstein Company, Inc., New York, New York], gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1995.

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