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The End of the Beginning

1972–73

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Plate 1Alexander "Skunder" Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003), The End of the Beginning, 1972–73, oil on canvas, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 91-18-2.

Franko Khoury and © 1972-1973 Alexander "Skunder" Boghossian

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 360, cat. 255 (supplied scan PDF p. 356)

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Alexander "Skunder" Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003), The End of the Beginning, 1972–73, oil on canvas, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 91-18-2.Plate 1 · Franko Khoury and © 1972-1973 Alexander "Skunder" Boghossian · Printed p. 360, cat. 255 (supplied scan PDF p. 356)

What the record shows

Catalogue no. 255: The End of the Beginning. 1972–73; oil on canvas.

Date
1972–73
Object type
Paintings, drawings & prints
Recorded place
Not recorded in the reviewed source
Holding
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art
Accession
91-18-2
Source locator
Printed p. 360, cat. 255 (supplied scan PDF p. 356)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).