John Baldessari

Falling Star
1989–1990

A surreal black and white collage featuring a person lying among rubble with a blue circle obscuring their face. Above, against a black background, a yellow star with a tail is depicted. At the bottom of the image, a bright red circle stands out against the grayscale scene.
A surreal black and white collage featuring a person lying among rubble with a blue circle obscuring their face. Above, against a black background, a yellow star with a tail is depicted. At the bottom of the image, a bright red circle stands out against the grayscale scene.

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Date
1989–1990

Classification
Prints

Medium
Photogravure and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 64 3/4 × 23 1/16in. (164.5 × 58.6 cm) Image: 62 13/16 × 20 13/16in. (159.5 × 52.9 cm)

Accession number
2001.334

Edition
18/45 | 11 APs, 6 PPs, BAT

Publication
Printed by Branstead Studio; published by Brooke Alexander Editions

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mary Ryan Gallery in honor of Marvin Lebowitz

Rights and reproductions
© John Baldessari
Permission courtesy of the artist

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