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Marcia Ancier

It's the Moon of the Grass Arising: April 10 Women's March to the Pentagon,

Description

Maker

  • Mary Pattern
  • Judith Rothchild, (RISD BFA 1972, Fine Arts)
  • Marcia Ancier
  • Jamie Horwitz
  • Nancy Cheser, (RISD BFA 1972, Photography; MAT 1973, Art Education)
  • Ellen Tranes

Title

It's the Moon of the Grass Arising: April 10 Women's March to the Pentagon

Medium

silkscreen

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silkscreen

Techniques

  • silkscreen

Dimensions

58.4 x 43.2 cm (23 x 17 inches) (plate)

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Ms. Nancy Cheser

Object Number

2003.118.3

About

It's the Moon of the Grass Arising: April 10 Women's March to the Pentagon

Manual / Issue 19

Many Moons
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Projects & Publications

Publications

Manual / Issue 19

Many Moons
Read Online

Defending the Right to Live

Political Prints in Providence, 1971
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Use

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