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Artist:
Tom Wesselmann, born Cincinnati, OH 1931-died New York City 2004  Search this
Medium:
screenprint
Dimensions:
29 x 38 in. (73.7 x 96.5 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1965
Exhibition Label:
By 1960, ninety percent of American households owned a television set. Tom Wesselmann offers an ironic update of the classic still life with this fixture of the twentieth century. He needed only a few colors and regimented lines to define a kitchen counter and tile backsplash.
Pop Art Prints, 2014
Topic:
Still life\fruit\pear  Search this
Still life\furniture\television  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Morris Incorporated
Object number:
1966.29.29
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76d66f568-2726-49aa-ba9e-e59c26e9cc16
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1966.29.29