Natural History, Part I; Mushrooms, No. 1

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Natural History, Part I; Mushrooms, No. 1

Artist Cy Twombly (American, 1928-2011)

Date1974

Dimensions(Sheet) H: 30 in. (76.2 cm); W: 22 in. (55.9 cm)

MediumMixed media (print & collage).

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineGift of the Woodward Foundation, by exchange

Object number

2006.169

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Label TextThroughout his career, Cy Twombly has played with the idea of text—and of what “reads” as text to a modern viewer—without using actual language. Over time he has created a vocabulary of various signs and marks, sometimes sexually charged, that read on a metaphorical level rather than according to any form of traditional iconography.Published Referencesnone listed in WACExhibition HistoryTMA, Word Play (October 16, 2009- February 7, 2010)