Nancy Spero

Airborne

1998

A large winged figure holds a smaller balancing person’s hand above blue block patterns.
A large winged figure holds a smaller balancing person’s hand above blue block patterns.

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Date
1998

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint with collage

Dimensions
Sheet: 29 5/8 × 22 in. (75.2 × 55.9 cm) Image (irregular): 26 1/4 × 20 3/4 in. (66.7 × 52.7 cm)

Accession number
2012.145.8

Edition
1/50

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Director's Discretionary Fund

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Nancy Spero / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/41974

Part of a series:
Exit 8: Exit Art Portfolio 1998
9 works

A large winged figure holds a smaller balancing person’s hand above blue block patterns.
Young person biting their forearm while looking downward with a thoughtful expression.
A metal faucet pours a stream of water onto a cluster of sunflower faces with human expressions.
A young boy in a shirt and tie stands with hands in his pockets against a blue background.
Two rectangular textured strips with earthy yellow, green, and red tones centered on a white background.
Two framed abstract panels show round gray shapes with yellow accents and red diagonal strips.
Woman sits in a diner holding a cup, looking intently toward something off-camera.
A large colorful daisy painted over a collage of black-and-white photos, text, and a small bird illustration.
A dense cluster of tiny building shapes forms a heart-like island with colorful watercolor splashes.

Nancy Spero
8 works in the collection, 7 exhibitions

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