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Wilson, Robert. The CIVIL warS (a tree is best measured when it is down), 1983. Graphite pencil and crayon on paper, Sheet: 142 1/2 × 54in. (362 × 137.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee, 97.108.16. (Photo: Whitney Museum of American Art)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Whitney Museum of American Art

The CIVIL warS (a tree is best measured when it is down)

1983

Robert Wilson

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Wilson, Robert
Classification: Drawings
Formatted Medium: Graphite pencil and crayon on paper
Medium: graphite, pencil, crayon, paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 142 1/2 × 54in. (362 × 137.2 cm)
Accession Number: 97.108.16
Credit Line: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee

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