John Wesley

Pooh
1965

A stylized illustration featuring a large black bear standing on its hind legs, embracing a woman from behind. The woman, depicted in profile, appears nude with a pink skin tone and black hair styled in a bun, looking to the side. Surrounding the central figures is a decorative border with a series of white polar bears standing upright and red birds in flight. The artwork is framed with a dark blue inner border and a red outer edge.
A stylized illustration featuring a large black bear standing on its hind legs, embracing a woman from behind. The woman, depicted in profile, appears nude with a pink skin tone and black hair styled in a bun, looking to the side. Surrounding the central figures is a decorative border with a series of white polar bears standing upright and red birds in flight. The artwork is framed with a dark blue inner border and a red outer edge.

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Date
1965

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Automotive paint and acrylic on canvas and frame

Dimensions
Overall: 40 × 27 3/4in. (101.6 × 70.5 cm)

Accession number
2005.32a-b

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/24381

John Wesley
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