Mother c [c is encircled] / Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Accession Number: 1985/2.19
Title: Mother c [c is encircled]
Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat
Artist Nationality: American
Artist Life Dates: 1960-1988
Medium and Support: graphite? on paper
Object Creation Date: 1981
Object Creation Place: North and Central America (continent); United States (nation)
Creation Place 1: North and Central America (continent)
Creation Place 2: United States (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Arthur Cohen in honor of Ben and Yetta Cohen
Inscription: Signed and dated l.r., verso: SAMO c [c is encircled] N.Y.C./81
Dimensions: 61 cm x 45.7 cm (24 in. x 18 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Drawing
Primary Object Type: line drawing
Physical Description: This is a line drawing on white paper. It depicts a ladder with the word "Mother" below it. The word is followed by a small letter "c" within a circle.
Primary Keywords: ladders; mother
Secondary Keywords: equipment; equipment by process; family; how we live; modern and contemporary art; objects we use; relationships; supporting equipment; tools and equipment; words
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 929 x 1153
File Size: 46 KB
Record: 1985/2.19
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-2.19/1985_2.19.jpg

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Full citation: "Mother c [c is encircled]; Jean-Michel Basquiat." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-2.19/1985_2.19.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.