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Image Not Available for The Rajah, the wise man and his student look for the Golden Serpent... from The Golden Serpent
The Rajah, the wise man and his student look for the Golden Serpent... from The Golden Serpent
Image Not Available for The Rajah, the wise man and his student look for the Golden Serpent... from The Golden Serpent

The Rajah, the wise man and his student look for the Golden Serpent... from The Golden Serpent

Artist Alice and Martin Provensen (American, active 20th-21st century)
Author Walter Dean Myers (American, 1937 - 2014)
Publisher Viking Press (New York, New York, founded 1925)
Date1980
MediumAcrylic and ink on paper
DimensionsImage: 27.5 × 59.5 cm (10 13/16 × 23 7/16 in.)
Sheet: 27.5 × 59.5 cm (10 13/16 × 23 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineGift of the artists
Object number85.068.001
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