Betye Saar

L.A. Sky with Spinning Hearts
1989

A vibrant and abstract collage featuring a predominantly blue background with various elements such as a dark brown handprint, red spiral shapes, a green palm tree, and scattered motifs including eyes, stars, and circular patterns in multiple colors. The edges of the artwork are irregular, with confetti-like dots framing the composition.
A vibrant and abstract collage featuring a predominantly blue background with various elements such as a dark brown handprint, red spiral shapes, a green palm tree, and scattered motifs including eyes, stars, and circular patterns in multiple colors. The edges of the artwork are irregular, with confetti-like dots framing the composition.

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Date
1989

Classification
Prints

Medium
Offset lithograph and collage with thread

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 25 × 29 1/2in. (63.5 × 74.9 cm)

Accession number
98.41.7

Edition
27/32 | First state and final state

Publication
Printed by Brandywine Press

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California

API
artworks/11900

Betye Saar
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