Quaver III
Artist
Mildred Thompson
(American, 1936 - 2003)
Date1989
Mediumlithograph on paper
DimensionsSheet: 22 × 30 inches (55.9 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase.
Object number1994.7.30
On View
Not on view
Copyright© The Mildred Thompson Estate. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co., New York.
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Never one to shy away from challenging mediums or experimentation, Thompson explored abstraction in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking. She used abstraction to visualize elements that are invisible to the naked eye, such as space and sound.