Conversations with a Spider

John Alexander, Conversations with a Spider, 1980, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art ( Museum purchase, William A. Clark Fund), 2020.20.5
John Alexander, Conversations with a Spider, 1980, oil on canvas, unframed: 90 × 120 in. (228.6 × 304.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art ( Museum purchase, William A. Clark Fund), 2020.20.5

Artwork Details

Title
Conversations with a Spider
Artist
Date
1980
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
unframed: 90 × 120 in. (228.6 × 304.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art ( Museum purchase, William A. Clark Fund)
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
2020.20.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2020.20.5

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Date1987
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Date1966
oil on canvas
Not on view
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Washload
Artist
Date1970
etching on paper
Not on view
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Artist
Date1992
paper collage on monoprint
Not on view

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