Karl Haendel

Trapeze #1

2007

A trapeze artist hangs by ropes and reaches outward while arching backward in midair.
A trapeze artist hangs by ropes and reaches outward while arching backward in midair.

Recto

Not on view

Date
2007

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 11/16 × 30 5/16 in. (57.6 × 77 cm)

Accession number
2007.107.2

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/30556

Part of a series:
Stars and Stripes Group
3 works

Black and white abstract composition with two starburst shapes and angular polygonal blocks.
Overlapping newspaper headline strips with dramatic phrases about attacks, revenge, and political turmoil.
A trapeze artist hangs by ropes and reaches outward while arching backward in midair.


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