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God made Adam out of mud (and he stays so)
God made Adam out of mud (and he stays so)
God made Adam out of mud (and he stays so)

God made Adam out of mud (and he stays so)

Artist (American, born Italy, 1900–1964)
Date1927–1932
MediumInk, wash on scored paper
Dimensionsoverall: 16 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (42.5 × 29.2 cm)
frame: 29 1/4 × 23 1/4 × 1 5/8 in. (74.3 × 59.1 × 4.1 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineGift of Walter Thrift
Object numberG.67.14.1
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated New York or Italy, 1927–1932; collection of the artist. Walter Thrift (1922–1969); given to NCMA, 1967.
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