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Blue Zebras

1954

Thomas Chester Slettehaugh

Associated Names

Thomas Chester Slettehaugh

Artist, American, born 1925

The image displays rectangles and lines arranged in a haphazard manner. Intersecting lines and blocks of color, including yellow, blue, red, and black, form a complex pattern. The overlapping shapes create a sense of depth, while blue and red stripes are present. The configuration of these elements invites viewers to draw parallels with familiar structures.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color screenprint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 322 x 256 mm
sheet: 395 x 332 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.4445

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left, Blue Zebras; lower center, 6/12; lower right, Slettehaugh 54.

Wikidata ID

Q76457517

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