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Search, ca. 1971

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Search, ca. 1971
By William Halsey (American, 1915 – 1999)
Collage, paint, glue, canvas, and sand on masonite; 48 x 72 1/8 inches
Gibbes Museum of Art, Museum purchase with funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts Living Artist Fund (1979.015)

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