Blue Plate Special

1993

Alison Saar

Associated Names
Alison Saar

Artist, American, born 1956

Vinalhaven Press

Publisher

The image shows a disembodied head on a small circular table with two arms hanging over the sides. The head is dark blue with distinct facial features, tightly curled hair, and a red area at the neck. The background has an ornate gold tile pattern. The table is black, and the color palette includes blue, black, red, and gold. The head is centered on the table, located in the foreground, with the tile pattern in the backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching and lithograph with chine collé on Arches wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 61.6 × 62.23 cm (24 1/4 × 24 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 73.66 × 73.03 cm (29 × 28 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.148.45

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Printworks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois; to Robert Stana and Thomas Judy, Washington, D.C., 2011; acquired 2016 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: VP 1/4; lower center in graphite: Blue Plate Special; lower right in graphite: Alison Saar 1993

Markings

embossed lower right: [Vinalhaven Press]

Wikidata ID

Q77015598

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