Hagia Sophia
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Title
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Hagia Sophia
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Creator
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Marilyn Frasca
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Artist ID
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165
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Date of Work
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1990
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Description
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Abstract shapes in gold, copper, and robin's egg blue. Row of hexagons at the bottom.
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Category of Media
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Painting/mixed media on canvas/board/etc
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Media
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oil (and copper?) on masonite
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Mark/Inscription
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on back
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Accession Number
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2011.001
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Location
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display: Library Building, 3rd floor, library proper, near window looking over loading dock
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Date Acquired
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2011
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Acquisition Method
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Donation, unrestricted
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Dimensions of Work
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26" x 80"
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Frame Type
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black tape
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Donor or Seller
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Beck, Stephen
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Donor ID
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167
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Artist Bio
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Marilyn Frasca was born in New York City and studied art at Cooper Union, the San Francisco Art Institute and Bennington College where she received an MA. She made paintings in studios around the country and taught drawing and painting in New York, Vermont and New Hampshire before coming to The Evergreen State College in 1973. Her work has been exhibited on both coasts in galleries and museums. At present she is a Faculty Emerita at Evergreen, where she teaches occasionally and has a small printmaking studio in Olympia, Washington.
Source: http://www.marilynfrasca.com/bio.htm
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Abstract
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Marilyn Frasca uses a variety of techniques to create textures in her artworks, which she later studies to see what is there. Working with the image that comes to her, the artist is able to sharpen and develop a visual and emotional response to the textures and shapes of the art.
Source: http://www.marilynfrasca.com/process.htm
