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        "tombstone": "Untitled, 1999. Martin Puryear (American, b. 1941). Etching with chine coll\u00e9; sheet: 68.5 x 81 cm (26 15/16 x 31 7/8 in.); platemark: 45.3 x 60.5 cm (17 13/16 x 23 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2003.17. \u00a9 Martin Puryear, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery",
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        "title": "Untitled",
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        "copyright": "\u00a9 Martin Puryear, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery",
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            {
                "inscription": "inscribed in pencil: 15/40  Martin Puryear",
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                    "description": "The Cleveland Museum of Art (1/26/2014 - 5/18/2014); \"Our Stories: African American Prints and Drawings\"",
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        "description": "The sculptor Puryear is also a skilled and avid printmaker. Sensitive to the materials with which he works, he produces prints that display their own special qualities. The bulbous etched shape reflects the artist's large rounded sculptures fabricated out of wire and replicates the mystery and ambiguity of his wooden constructions, but the three \"holes\" that puncture the ball here emphasize the flatness of the printed form. The two-dimensional network of etched lines, and the sheen of the Japanese paper, emphasize elements of the printmaking medium: line and surface.",
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                "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79987127"
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            {
                "citation": "Glaubinger, Jane.  \u201cOur Stories: Reflections of the African American cultural heritage.\u201d <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 54, no. 2 (March/April 2014): 10.",
                "page_number": "Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 10",
                "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2014-02"
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        "creditline": "John L. Severance Fund",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:52:25.437000"
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