Thalia

Artist Dennis Evans (born Moxee, Washington, 1946)

Artist Nancy Mee (born Oakland, California, 1951)

Date1995

MediumEtching

DimensionsSheet Overall: 29 7/8 x 22 1/8 in. (75.9 x 56.2 cm)
Image Overall: 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (50.5 x 40.3 cm)

ClassificationsPrint

Credit LineGift of Nancy Mee and Dennis Evans

Terms

muses
etching
BFK Rives paper

Object number2000.21.2.5

DescriptionBlack ink on brown paper with text bordering a central rectangle on all four sides: "Thalia" at top, "Mask" at right, "Comedy" at bottom, "Earth" at left. Inside the rectangle at bottom center is an image of a man in Roman armor with a sword and a large egg-like shape. Top center is a image of an ancient Mesopotamian or Hittite goddess. Both central images are surrounded by symbols and text.

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