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The First Act

Russell Twiggs · 1950s

Russell Twiggs: American, 1898 - 1991

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Russell Twiggs

The First Act

1950s

color pochoir and screenprint on wove paper · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Medium
color pochoir and screenprint on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 53.02 × 35.56 cm (20 7/8 × 14 in.) sheet: 63.82 × 47.94 cm (25 1/8 × 18 7/8 in.)
Collection no.
2016.148.51
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By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

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The First Act — Russell Twiggs. 1950s.

Medium: color pochoir and screenprint on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 53.02 × 35.56 cm (20 7/8 × 14 in.) sheet: 63.82 × 47.94 cm (25 1/8 × 18 7/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2016.148.51. Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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