Collections: Contemporary Art: Homage to the Square

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Homage to the Square

Artist: Josef Albers, American, 1888-1972
Medium: Oil on masonite
Place Made: USA
Dates: 1957
Dimensions: 18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7cm)
Signature: Recto: initialed and dated lower right corner: A 57 Verso: title, signature, dimensions, date, color notes
Collections: Contemporary Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, Modern Life, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 1995.197.1
Credit Line: Gift of The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation
Image: Overall, 1995.197.1_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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