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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Helios

2010

Peter Schumann

Associated Names

Peter Schumann

Artist, American, born 1934

Janus Press

Publisher

Janus Press

Printer

Silver Mountain Grapics

Printer

The image shows the word "HELIOS" on fabric. The background is a textured beige woven fabric. The word is written in bold black letters, slightly tilted across the upper right side. The letters are thick and handwritten with a casual style. The fabric has a grid-like weave texture, adding a tactile quality to the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

artist's book, offset printed
Credit Line

Gift of Ruth Fine in memory of Neal Turtell
Dimensions

overall (closed): 28.4 × 15 × 1.6 cm (11 3/16 × 5 7/8 × 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

2021.80.17

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Janus Press, Vermont; to Ruth Fine, Philadelphia; gift to NGA, 2021

Associated Names

Fine, Ruth

Inscriptions

"Pe Schu" colophon, black marker. "for Ruth Fine" colophon, black ink.

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