Ernest Trova

Falling Man

1963

Large circular pattern of beige human-like shapes radiating from a central black disc with symbols.
Large circular pattern of beige human-like shapes radiating from a central black disc with symbols.

Ernest Trova, Falling Man, 1963. Acrylic and graphite pencil on linen, overall: 60 1/8 × 60 1/4 in. (152.7 × 153 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Fred Mueller 78.99

Recto

Not on view

Date
1963

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Acrylic and graphite pencil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 60 1/8 × 60 1/4 in. (152.7 × 153 cm)

Accession number
78.99

Credit line
Gift of Fred Mueller

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/3063




On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

Learn more about this project

Learn more at whitney.org/artport

On the Hour projects can contain motion and sound. To respect your accessibility settings autoplay is disabled.