Accession Number
2007/2.77.2

Title
Untitled

Artist(s)
Michele Oka Doner

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
2004

Medium & Support
oil stick and printers ink on vellum

Dimensions
14 in x 11 in (35.56 cm x 27.94 cm);14 in x 11 in (35.56 cm x 27.94 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of the artist

Subject matter
Through her art Oka Doner works to eliminate the distinction between art and nature, often drawing on fossilized plants and animals from prehistoric eras for inspiration. This abstract drawing could be a rendering of a fossil and is possibly a preparatory study for one of her sculptures.

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Primary Object Type
abstract

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Abstract (fine arts style)
charcoal drawings
ecology
fossils
preparatory drawings