John Day

"... and I lie alone", Erebos: Sappho Series #VI
1966

A dark, textured wall collage with numerous faded images of people, resembling historical figures, covers most of the image. To the right, a modern interior with two blue-lit doorways contrasts the collage, and a striped shadow pattern is cast on the floor.
A dark, textured wall collage with numerous faded images of people, resembling historical figures, covers most of the image. To the right, a modern interior with two blue-lit doorways contrasts the collage, and a striped shadow pattern is cast on the floor.

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Date
1966

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Collaged paper, oil, and acrylic on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 43 1/2 × 59 1/8in. (110.5 × 150.2 cm)

Accession number
66.77

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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