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Collection Artwork
Asymmetrical black shapes are etched into a red background. On the bottom right, the words “today is the day of your life” appear in black writing.
Artist
Corita Kent (Fort Dodge, Iowa, 1918 – 1986, Boston, Massachusetts)
Title
the day - shell writing #1
Creation date
1976
Materials
serigraph
Printer
Hambly Studios (Santa Clara, California, established 1959 – 2012)
Dimensions
paper size: 22 1/8 x 22 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Harry Hambly, serigrapher, Hambly Studios
Place of Creation
printed in Santa Clara, California, United States, North America
Accession Number
2016.14.2
Corita Art Center Archive ID
76-16
Edition
from an edition of approximately 200
Object Type
Prints

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