Knowledge of the Past Is the Key to the Future: Some Afterthoughts on Discovery
Object type: Painting
Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
Artist: Robert Colescott
Artist bio: American, Oakland, California 1925–2009 Tucson, Arizona
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1986
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 90 in. × 9 ft. 6 in. (228.6 × 289.6 cm)

Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1987
Accession year: 1987
Tags: Skeletons|Men|Women|Boats