Birmingham Race Riot

1964

Andy Warhol

Associated Names
Andy Warhol

Artist, American, 1928 - 1987

Ives-Sillman

Printer, 1966 - 1992

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Publisher

This is a painting depicting a confrontation between police officers with dogs and a group of people in an outdoor setting. The composition features contrast between dark and light areas, with sunlight filtering through the overhead trees. The figures are depicted in a stark, graphic style primarily using black and white tones, emphasizing the confrontational nature of the scene. The style resembles that of Andy Warhol.
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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

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Numerous geometric shapes and lines converge to create a composition. A yellow crosshatched background serves as the backdrop. A central design features a large circular arrangement with smaller crosses and circles. On either side are large arrow shapes pointing up and down. Above and below the circle are horizontally aligned circles and plus signs, resembling buttons on a control panel. The shapes and background suggest a complex schematic with familiar symbols presented in an abstract way.

Untitled

George Ortman, Ives-Sillman, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

1964

The image displays a series of horizontal lines of text, each listing a name in bold, capital letters, spaced evenly down a plain background.

X + X

Various Artists, George Ortman, Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Motherwell, Andy Warhol, Stuart Davis, Roy Lichtenstein, Larry Poons, Robert Indiana, Ad Reinhardt, Ives-Sillman, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

1964

The image shows a series of vertical and diagonal parallel lines in blue and yellow, forming an abstract pattern that splits a rectangle diagonally into two sections. The left half is made up of alternating blue and yellow vertical stripes, resembling a modern barcode. The right half consists of blue and yellow horizontal stripes tapering into a triangular corner, resembling a folded fan. This abstract composition combines simple geometric shapes with familiar patterns.

Untitled (Rabat)

Frank Stella, Ives-Sillman, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

1964

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • The American Dream: Amerikanischer Realismus 1945-2017, Drents Museum, Assen, Netherlands, 2017-2018.

Bibliography

2003

  • Feldman, Frayda, and Jörg Schellmann. Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1962-1987. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, 2003, p. 59, no. II.3.

Markings

embossed lower right: [Ives-Sillman]

Wikidata ID

Q76440526

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