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Octopus #2 3/24/64
Melvin Edward Nelson
Photo by Adam Reich
2. The great umbrella over the top of the world changed into a great octopus
Octopus #2 3/24/64
Melvin Edward Nelson
Photo by Adam Reich
Octopus #2 3/24/64 Melvin Edward Nelson Photo by Adam Reich
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2. The great umbrella over the top of the world changed into a great octopus

Artist ((1908–1992))
DateMarch 24, 1964, 8:31 PM
Place/RegionColton, Oregon
MediumMineral pigment and watercolor on paper
DimensionsSheet: 11 1/4 x 15 1/2 " (28.6 x 39.4 cm)
Frame Dimension: 19 1/8 x 25 1/8 x 1 3/8 " (48.6 x 63.8 x 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler
Accession number2017.3.6
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