Joe Zucker

Merlyn's Lab
1977

A vibrant and intricately detailed painting featuring a central figure with sunglasses and a hat, surrounded by a tapestry of images including birds, animals, and various abstract shapes and patterns. The artwork is rich in color and texture, with a patchwork of symbols and letters throughout.
A vibrant and intricately detailed painting featuring a central figure with sunglasses and a hat, surrounded by a tapestry of images including birds, animals, and various abstract shapes and patterns. The artwork is rich in color and texture, with a patchwork of symbols and letters throughout.

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Date
1977

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Acrylic and cotton on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 96 × 96in. (243.8 × 243.8 cm)

Accession number
78.16

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Louis and Bessie Adler Foundation, Inc., Seymour M. Klein, President

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/3411

Joe Zucker
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