Not Deceived
started 1982, published 1984
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View on museum website →Medium
lithograph on Arches 88 wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 127.1 x 151.1 cm (50 1/16 x 59 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist
Accession Number
1989.55.23
About the Artist
Sam Francis
Samuel Lewis Francis (1923–1994), one of the most innovative Abstract Expressionists of the post-World War II era, was born in San Mateo, California, to Samuel Augustus Francis Sr. and Katherine Lewis Francis, who died when he was twelve; he formed a close bond with his stepmother, Virginia Peterson Francis. A promising student at San Mateo High School, Francis initially pursued botany, medicine, ...