Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

Survival Suite: Wisdom/Knowledge
1996

A collage-style artwork featuring a mix of abstract and figurative elements with text. The left side shows a red vertical stripe next to a sketched figure with the word "wisdom" above. The center has a black square with a white figure and bicycle, flanked by a patterned figure and abstract shapes. The right side includes a black square with the word "KNOWLEDGE" and an intricate building illustration, alongside abstract beige shapes with doodles. The piece has a playful and eclectic aesthetic with a limited color palette.
A collage-style artwork featuring a mix of abstract and figurative elements with text. The left side shows a red vertical stripe next to a sketched figure with the word "wisdom" above. The center has a black square with a white figure and bicycle, flanked by a patterned figure and abstract shapes. The right side includes a black square with the word "KNOWLEDGE" and an intricate building illustration, alongside abstract beige shapes with doodles. The piece has a playful and eclectic aesthetic with a limited color palette.

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Date
1996

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph with chine-collé

Dimensions
Sheet (irregular): 36 1/16 × 24 7/8in. (91.6 × 63.2 cm)

Accession number
2003.28.1

Series
Survival Suite, 1996

Edition
40/50 | 6 APs, 8 OPs

Publication
Printed by Lawrence Lithography Workshop; published by Zanatta Editions

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Joe and Barb Zanatta Family in honor of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy the artist and the Garth Greenan Gallery, New York

API
artworks/39983

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