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Stan Washburn (American, b. 1943)

Oracle, from the series A Moral Alphabet of Vice and Folly

Date: 1983
Medium: Etching
Object Dimensions: 16 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (41.28 x 37.47 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the artist, 2002.008.01.16
Photo Credit: Jueqian Fang
An Oracle ruined most of those who relied on her worthless predictions. “My advice is certainly very bad,” she conceded, “but you don’t dare omit asking. You never know.”
Moral: You never know.

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