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The Lineman by Ivan Albright

The Lineman

Ivan Albright · 1927

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Artist
Ivan Albright
Date
1927
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Culture
United States
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THE ARTIST

Ivan Albright

Ivan Albright, the "master of the macabre," spent years meticulously detailing the fragility of flesh and the human condition in works like "That Which I Should Have Done I Did Not Do (The Door)."

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