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Agnes Denes

Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space: Map Projections-The Pyramid (The World from Above)

Maker

Agnes Denes (American, b. 1931)

Title

Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space: Map Projections-The Pyramid (The World from Above)

Year

1978

Medium

  • Gouache and metallic ink on vellum paper overlaid with ink on Mylar

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Gouache and metallic ink on vellum paper overlaid with ink on Mylar

Materials

gouache, ink, metallic pigment

Supports

  • vellum paper and mylar

Dimensions

Sight: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 inches) (through frame)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed UR/AGNES DENES '78

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase with funds from Mrs. H.P. Metcalf and Mr. Stephen A. Metcalf

Object Number

2012.7

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

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Agnes Denes (American, b. 1931)
Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space: Map Projections-The Pyramid (The World from Above), 1978
Gouache and metallic ink on vellum paper overlaid with ink on Mylar
Sight: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 inches) (through frame)
Museum purchase with funds from Mrs. H.P. Metcalf and Mr. Stephen A. Metcalf 2012.7

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