Ultra Vires
1996 · Ballpoint pen and colored ink on cut-and-taped paper and printed paper
9 1/2 × 5 1/8" (24.1 × 13 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Melvin Way
American, 1954
WA-00035940
South Carolina, USA
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2
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6
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4
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- Birth yearMoMA· 93%✓
- LocationMoMA· 93%✓
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- BiographyMoMA· 93%
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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- MoMA2 publishedof 4 catalogued4 img
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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