Martin Wong

77th Precinct
1987

A monochromatic artwork featuring a textured background with a large heart-shaped object made of bricks at the center, labeled "FOR SALE." Surrounding the heart are various items including a deflated soccer ball, a pepper shaker, a screwdriver, a bar of soap, and a crumpled piece of paper. The bottom of the image contains text and numbers, suggesting it might be a limited edition print, and there are faintly written words and astrological symbols scattered across the background. The artist's signature is present at the bottom right corner.
A monochromatic artwork featuring a textured background with a large heart-shaped object made of bricks at the center, labeled "FOR SALE." Surrounding the heart are various items including a deflated soccer ball, a pepper shaker, a screwdriver, a bar of soap, and a crumpled piece of paper. The bottom of the image contains text and numbers, suggesting it might be a limited edition print, and there are faintly written words and astrological symbols scattered across the background. The artist's signature is present at the bottom right corner.

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Date
1987

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet (Sight): 38 5/16 × 26 15/16in. (97.3 × 68.4 cm) Frame: 41 × 31 × 1 1/2in. (104.1 × 78.7 × 3.8 cm)

Accession number
2010.88

Edition
15/36

Publication
Printed by Hudson River Editions; published by Sheridan Barden Editions, New York

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

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy of The Estate of Martin Wong and P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York, NY

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