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Abstract painting composed of brightly colored, lozenge-shaped brushstrokes in vertical stripes of navy, purple, turqouise, yellow, orange and red.The overall effect is as if the painting was collaged out of torn pieces of paper, with the white of the canvas showing through.
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The Fine Print: Grace Arnold Albee

Renowned for her intricate wood engravings of urban cityscapes and rural countrysides, American printmaker Grace Arnold Albee (1890–1985) explored the dualities of the natural and built worlds.
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.
Grace Arnold Albee, Cicada—Brood X, 1970; Wood engraving on Japanese paper, 11 x 9 1/2 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of P. Frederick Albee; © Grace Arnold Albee