Carroll Dunham

Color Message B
1985–1986

An abstract artwork featuring a chaotic mix of scribbles and lines in various colors such as red, yellow, green, and blue on a cream-colored canvas. Some areas have thicker, more concentrated color, while others are more sparse. Handwritten text and numbers are visible at the top and bottom, suggesting the piece may be titled or dated.
An abstract artwork featuring a chaotic mix of scribbles and lines in various colors such as red, yellow, green, and blue on a cream-colored canvas. Some areas have thicker, more concentrated color, while others are more sparse. Handwritten text and numbers are visible at the top and bottom, suggesting the piece may be titled or dated.

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Date
1985–1986

Classification
Prints

Medium
Color lithograph on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 13 × 8 7/8in. (33 × 22.5 cm) Plate (Irregular): 13 × 8 7/8in. (33 × 22.5 cm)

Accession number
P.2010.79

Edition
2/52

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Promised gift of Emily Fisher Landau

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels

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Carroll Dunham
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