Lucas Samaras

Untitled
1982

A detailed illustration of a bearded person with a serious expression. The person's eyes are highlighted with a rainbow of colors across the brow and eyelids. Surrounding the face are scattered white letters on a textured background, giving the impression of a mysterious or coded message.

A detailed illustration of a bearded person with a serious expression. The person's eyes are highlighted with a rainbow of colors across the brow and eyelids. Surrounding the face are scattered white letters on a textured background, giving the impression of a mysterious or coded message.

Not on view

Date
1982

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Colored pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 1/2 × 11 3/8in. (44.5 × 28.9 cm)

Accession number
2002.149

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/16608

Exhibitions

Unrepentant Ego: The Self-Portraits of Lucas Samaras

Nov 12, 2003–Feb 7, 2004

Lucas Samaras
128 works in the collection

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