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Artist/Maker
Wosene Worke Kosrof
(Ethiopian, born 1950 (active United States))
Date2002
MediumGiclée print on paper
DimensionsImage: 21 3/4 × 20 in. (55.2 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift, in memory of Dr. Mary “Polly” Nooter Roberts, Africanist, art historian, and museum professional
Object number2024.3.9
Not on view
DescriptionPrint after the original painting "Wordplay," by the artist. Text is the Semitic language Amharic, the artist's native Ethiopian language.
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Additional Details
Provenance
Purchased by Allen F. Roberts and Mary "Polly" Nooter Roberts
Signature
Recto, lower left in image (black ink): "Wosen 20/02" [incorporated as part of image]
Recto, lower right (pencil): "Wosene 20/02"
Recto, lower right (pencil): "Wosene 20/02"
Inscribed
Recto, lower left (pencil): "69/75"
Recto, lower center (pencil): "WordPlay"
Recto, lower center (pencil): "WordPlay"
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