White Sex

1966

Peter Saul

Associated Names
Peter Saul

Artist, American, born 1934

The image is filled with various curved and zigzag lines, along with some identifiable shapes. There is a large cross-like structure occupying the center, with shading outlining it in three-dimensions. There's a prominent hand-like shape extending across the image, capped what appear to be cartoonishly exaggerated nails that have the shape of traffic cones. Above this form, a shaded area contains the text "WHITE SEX." In the background, curved shapes suggest palm trees. Furthermore, a small dog-like figure to the lower right rests atop on a smaller cross, pinned with a nail that is marked "K9."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 25.08 × 30.16 cm (9 7/8 × 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.02 × 48.58 cm (13 × 19 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.115.43


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Annex Galleries, Santa Rosa, California); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C.; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center left on stone: SAUL [circled] / '66; lower left in graphite: 8/10; lower right in graphite: Saul [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77015607

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