Shirley Smith

Whirls
1969

A high-resolution satellite image displaying a textured surface with several large, circular, pancake-like formations in varying shades of beige, yellow, and brown. The formations appear slightly raised against the wrinkled and ridged terrain, suggesting geological or planetary features.

A high-resolution satellite image displaying a textured surface with several large, circular, pancake-like formations in varying shades of beige, yellow, and brown. The formations appear slightly raised against the wrinkled and ridged terrain, suggesting geological or planetary features.

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Date
1969

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Acrylic on muslin

Dimensions
Overall: 84 5/16 × 120 1/8in. (214.2 × 305.1 cm)

Accession number
71.32

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Larry Aldrich Foundation, by exchange

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Shirley Smith
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