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Ralph Iwamoto
Cosmic Dust1958

Not on view
Abstract horizontal painting with large gray stone-like forms, lichen-textured shapes, black branching lines, and embedded East Asian characters, in slate, olive, and teal

Ralph Iwamoto, Cosmic Dust, 1958, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, American Art Acquisition Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ralph Iwamoto
United States, 1927-2013
Title
Cosmic Dust
Date Made
1958
Medium
Casein and varnish on linen
Dimensions
Frame: 53 × 72 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (134.62 × 184.15 × 3.49 cm) Image: 52 × 71 1/2 in. (132.08 × 181.61 cm)
Credit Line
American Art Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
M.2018.216
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
American Art
Copyright
© Estate of Ralph S. Iwamoto