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Study for "Switchback"

Artist/Maker (American, 1940–2007)
Date1996
MediumGraphite and colored pencil on paper
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 × 5 3/8 in. (21 × 13.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of The Murray Holman Family Trust in honor of Douglas Baxter (OC 1972)
Object number2017.39
Status
Not on view
Copyright© The Murray-Holman Family Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New YorkMore Information
This vibrant work is a preparatory drawing for a large shaped canvas by the artist, of the same year, which was purchased by the Allen in 1999. The dynamismof ElizabethMurray’s thought process comes through in her working and reworking of the sheet, as she revises the composition and creates connections between its elements.
Exhibition History
New Acquisitions and Old Friends
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 3, 2021 - June 12, 2022 )
Collections
  • Modern & Contemporary