Robert Arneson

A Nuclear War Head
1983

This is a graphic print featuring a stylized representation of a lion's head in red and black, with the phrase "A NUCLEAR WAR HEAD" written in yellow above it. The image has a stark, contrasting color scheme and a sense of urgency or warning conveyed through the bold lettering and intense gaze of the lion. The artist's signature and the year '83 are visible at the bottom right.
This is a graphic print featuring a stylized representation of a lion's head in red and black, with the phrase "A NUCLEAR WAR HEAD" written in yellow above it. The image has a stark, contrasting color scheme and a sense of urgency or warning conveyed through the bold lettering and intense gaze of the lion. The artist's signature and the year '83 are visible at the bottom right.

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Date
1983

Classification
Prints

Medium
Color woodcut

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 42 × 55 1/4in. (106.7 × 140.3 cm) Image (sight): 38 3/4 × 52 5/8in. (98.4 × 133.7 cm)

Accession number
2013.121

Edition
AP | Ed. 5, 1 AP, 1 BAT

Publication
Printed and published by Experimental Workshop

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Director's Discretionary Fund, the Print Committee, Lisa Cashin, Cathy Lawrence, Raymond J. Learsy, Bernard I. Lumpkin, Nancy Poses, Jane Dresner Sadaka, Linda R. Safran, Diane Solomon, Fern Kaye Tessler, and Carol Weisman.

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

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