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Yellow and Black

1965

George Sugarman

Associated Names

George Sugarman

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image displays black looping lines on a bright yellow background. Below these lines is a larger, stylized trumpet or horn shape in yellow with black borders, creating an abstract composition suggesting musical instruments and flowing movement.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph (zinc and aluminum) in yellow and blackon Copperplate Deluxe paper
Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Dimensions

sheet: 73.8 x 49.8 cm (29 1/16 x 19 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1984.34.960

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1989

Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 1442.

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: Tam Imp G Sugarman 65 / 1442; on verso stamped: COPPERPLATE DELUXE / PAPER

Markings

IS: Tamarind (T.1); BS: Beckley (T.4)

Wikidata ID

Q74064318

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