Ford Beckman

Pop Painting
1991

A stylized artwork featuring a high-contrast, black and white image of a clown's face with a pointed hat, set against a distressed background. The surrounding border includes a pattern of red circles with splattered paint details, giving the piece a textured, vintage appearance.
A stylized artwork featuring a high-contrast, black and white image of a clown's face with a pointed hat, set against a distressed background. The surrounding border includes a pattern of red circles with splattered paint details, giving the piece a textured, vintage appearance.

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Date
1991

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Acrylic, latex, enamel, collaged paper, and resin on paper with painted frame

Dimensions
Overall: 97 1/4 × 76 1/2 × 2in. (247 × 194.3 × 5.1 cm)

Accession number
2017.222a-b

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift from the Emily Fisher Landau Collection

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/37699

Ford Beckman
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