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Lee N. Smith, American, b. 1950
The Torches Were Lit and the Tomb was Sealed, 1979
Oil and graphite on canvas with mixed media construction
49 5/8 × 97 7/8 × 5 ½ in. (126 × 246 × 14 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Seder, 1982.61
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago of