Object number2005.33.23

The Beginning And The End

Artist John Harvey (American)

CultureAmerican

MediumOil on paperboard

DimensionsUnframed: 20 1/8 x 13 1/4 in. (51.12 x 33.66 cm)

Credit LineGift of Pat O’Brien Parsons, class of 1951

On View

Not on view

Period20th c

Classification(s)

Signed(recto, LR, white paint) By John Harvey

Inscribed(recto, CL, white paint) I was BORN FROM This HoLE OF LiFe; (recto, CR, white paint) AS I LiVE My LiFe, I GO FROM HoLe to HoLe; (recto, LC, white paint) FiNELy TO ENd UP iN My LAST HOLE.; (verso, UC, blue marker) The BegiNNiNg + The ENd; (verso, UL, blue ink) 11/ 88/ 9; (verso, LR, graphite) Born to Die; (verso, UR, black ink) Collector's classification number: PPOJH960347

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