Howard Finster

Empty Road
1988

A detailed red and white print featuring an intricate array of images and text. The artwork is dominated by a red background with white line drawings and writings that include various shapes, buildings, natural elements like trees and mountains, and celestial objects such as stars and comets. Text bubbles with messages are interspersed throughout the composition, creating a tapestry of visual and written storytelling.

A detailed red and white print featuring an intricate array of images and text. The artwork is dominated by a red background with white line drawings and writings that include various shapes, buildings, natural elements like trees and mountains, and celestial objects such as stars and comets. Text bubbles with messages are interspersed throughout the composition, creating a tapestry of visual and written storytelling.

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Date
1988

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint

Dimensions
Sheet: 40 × 30in. (101.6 × 76.2 cm) Image: 37 1/2 × 26 3/8in. (95.3 × 67 cm)

Accession number
96.229

Edition
Red Edition 41/50 | 9 APs

Publication
Printed and published by Mountain Lake Workshop

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Ruth and Richard Shack

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Howard Finster / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/11038

Howard Finster
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