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David Melby, Witness to the Silent Mystery of Light, 1986, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in., Kansas S…
Witness to the Silent Mystery of Light
David Melby, Witness to the Silent Mystery of Light, 1986, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in., Kansas S…
David Melby, Witness to the Silent Mystery of Light, 1986, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in., Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of the Estate of David Melby, 2018.5

Witness to the Silent Mystery of Light

Artist (United States, 1942 - 2014)
Date1986
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsSUPPORT: 36 x 48 in. (91.4 x 121.9 cm)
Object TypePaintings
Credit LineKSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of the Estate of David Melby
Object number2018.5
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