Cow's_Skull:_Red,_White,_and_Blue

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Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue

1931 painting by Georgia O'Keeffe

Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue is a painting by American artist Georgia O'Keeffe. It depicts a cow skull centered in front of what appears to be a cloth background. In the center of the background is a vertical black stripe, surrounded by two vertical stripes of white laced with blue. Outside are two vertical red stripes.

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O'Keeffe created the 39 7/8 x 35 7/8-inch (101.3 x 91.1 cm) oil painting on canvas in 1931. Around that time, American artists sought themes for the "Great American Novel" or "Great American Story".[1] It is part of the Alfred Stieglitz Collection (1952) of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

References

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    "Timeline of Art History". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 2004-12-24. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
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