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The Wire & Chains
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The Wire & Chains
The Wire & Chains

The Wire & Chains

Artist Melvin Edwards (American, 1937-2026)
Date1973
MediumLithograph on paper
DimensionsImage: 50.2 × 60.6 cm (19 3/4 × 23 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 55.9 × 76.2 cm (22 × 30 in.)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineJersey City Museum Collection at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, gift of Jersey City Museum, 2018; Museum purchase, 2000
Object number2018.032.053
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  • American Art
  • Works on Paper
Exhibition History- American Stories: Gifts from the Jersey City Museum Collection, 09/01/2022-12/30/2022, Zimmerli Art Museum, Voorhees Gallery
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