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Mules and Men: A story from the book Mules and Men, by Zora Neale Hurston, Indiana University Press, 1935.
1988
Artists
Emma AmosArtist
Dimensions
each: 185.4 x 101.6 cm (73 x 40 in.) framed: 198.8 x 110.5 cm (78 1/4 x 43 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Estate of the artist (2020-2025), sold; through [Ryan Lee Gallery, New York] to the Harvard Art Museums, 2025.
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