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Potentate

Henry Albert Botkin

Artwork Details

Potentate
1900-1964
Henry Albert Botkin
fabric, oil, crayon on board
14 1/2 in x 10 7/8 in (36.83 cm x 27.62 cm);20 1/2 in x 17 in x 1 1/2 in (52.07 cm x 43.18 cm x 3.81 cm)
Museum Purchase
1964/1.121

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Description

Subject Matter:

Potentate is a collage of fabric and paint that is built of overlapping, irregularly shaped blocks. Botkin was an American painter who began experimenting with collages in the early 1950s. 

Physical Description:

This collage consists of overlapping shapes that loosely resemble squares and rectangles. The shapes are muted tones of green, blush, blue, yellow, brown and black. 

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