Ellwood Graham

Hyperbole
1950

A colorful quilt-like artwork composed of multiple squares, each featuring a unique geometric or abstract design, with a variety of symbols, shapes, and patterns in a range of colors. The piece is bordered by a red and green frame, and the artist's name, GRAHAM, is inscribed at the bottom right.

A colorful quilt-like artwork composed of multiple squares, each featuring a unique geometric or abstract design, with a variety of symbols, shapes, and patterns in a range of colors. The piece is bordered by a red and green frame, and the artist's name, GRAHAM, is inscribed at the bottom right.

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Date
1950

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor, graphite pencil, wax crayon, and metallic paint on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 × 28 1/16in. (55.9 × 71.3 cm)

Accession number
51.2

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ansley K. Salz

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/1773

Exhibitions

Signs & Symbols

June 28–Oct 28, 2012

Ellwood Graham
2 works in the collection

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