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Green Turtle Cup


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Title

Green Turtle Cup

Artist

Kenneth Price (American, 1935-2012)

Date

1971

Medium

screenprint on paper

Edition

35/75

Dimensions (H x W x D)

sheet: 57 in x 40 in

Inscriptions & Markings

signature/maker's mark: signed and dated, lower right corner: Price '71

inscription: print number on reverse, lower right corner: KP71-5007

Collection Area

Graphic Arts

Category

Prints

Object Type

stencil print

Culture

American

Credit Line

Gift of Karen and Harry Groth

Accession Number

72.41

Copyright

© unknown, research required

Terms

paper

screen prints

Description

For years Ken Price has occupied himself with creating and depicting surreal ceramic vessels. "I just like the cup. I think it's a kind of primal idiom. . . Yes, it's very limiting, but once you agree to all the tight limitations, then you have total freedom."

History
Exhibitions

1996 Signs of the Times Portland Art Museum

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