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Template for "Sister Shrieks"

1987

James Rosenquist

Associated Names

James Rosenquist

Artist, American, 1933 - 2017

Graphicstudio

Publisher

The image depicts swirling lines and shapes in an abstract arrangement against an orange background. The forms resemble large blossoming flowers with white petals accented by grey, magenta, and yellow centers, and green leaves. The curved lines within the petals add texture to the composition.

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Artwork overview

Medium

acrylic and graphite on two sheets of adhered plastic film
Credit Line

Gift of Graphicstudio/University of South Florida and the Artist
Dimensions

overall: 123.83 × 211.46 cm (48 3/4 × 83 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

1991.75.167
Catalogue Raisonné

Glenn 1993, no. 209

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Graphicstudio, University of South Florida, Tampa; acquired 1991 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

Glenn, Constance. Time Dust, James Rosenquist: Complete Graphics, 1962-1992. New York: Rizzoli, 1993, no. 209.

Inscriptions

lower center verso in black on on adhered label by unknown hand: Rosenquist Sister Shreiks Template

Wikidata ID

Q64580695

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