Marriage of Reason and Squalor / Frank Stella

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Accession Number
2010/2.25
Title
Marriage of Reason and Squalor
Artist
Frank Stella
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
born 1936
Medium and Support
lithograph on Paper
Object Creation Date
1967
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
20th c. American
Dimensions
38 cm x 55.6 cm (14 15/16 in. x 21 7/8 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
lithograph
Physical Description
This print shows a black horizontal rectangle in the lower left portion of an off-white background. The rectangle is divided in half and each side has a pattern of stripes that create the appearance of inverted u-shaped forms stacked one on top of the other.
Subject Matter
Frank Stella began making prints in 1967 in collaboration with Kenneth Tyler at Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles. This lithograph is part of his small print series, "Black Series I," that were derived from his earlier stripe paintings from 1958-59.
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Image Size
4376 x 2989
File Size
425 KB
Record
2010/2.25
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.25/2010_2.25.jpg

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"Marriage of Reason and Squalor; Frank Stella." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.25/2010_2.25.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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