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Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue is a painting by American artist Georgia O'Keeffe. The painting depicts a cow skull centered in front of what appears to be a cloth background. In the center of the background is a vertical black stripe. On either side of that are two vertical stripes of white laced with blue. At the outside of the painting are two vertical red stripes.

Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue
Artist	Georgia O'Keeffe
Year	1931
Medium	oil paint, canvas
Dimensions	101.3 cm (39.9 in) × 91.1 cm (35.9 in)
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession No.	52.203
Identifiers	The Met object ID: 488694
Website	www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/488694
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History

O'Keeffe created the painting in 1931. It is done in oil on canvas and measures 39 7/8 x 35 7/8 inches. (101.3 x 91.1 cm). It is part of the Alfred Stieglitz Collection (1952) of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

Around the time of the painting's creation, American artists sought out themes for the "Great American Novel" or "Great American Story".[1]

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