Ching Ho Cheng

"Sun Drawing" Study
1967

A vibrant illustration featuring four stylized, colorful creatures on a yellow background. The largest is a circular entity with a sun-like aura, decorated with teal and red patterns and a wide, toothy grin. To the right, there are two smaller creatures: one resembles a beetle with a segmented body and the other a moth with patterned wings and a bulbous body. Below, a lizard-like creature with a long tail and intricate blue and green patterns stretches across the page. The artwork has a whimsical and fantastical feel.
A vibrant illustration featuring four stylized, colorful creatures on a yellow background. The largest is a circular entity with a sun-like aura, decorated with teal and red patterns and a wide, toothy grin. To the right, there are two smaller creatures: one resembles a beetle with a segmented body and the other a moth with patterned wings and a bulbous body. Below, a lizard-like creature with a long tail and intricate blue and green patterns stretches across the page. The artwork has a whimsical and fantastical feel.

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Date
1967

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fiber-tipped pen and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/4 × 21 3/4in. (33.7 × 55.2 cm)

Accession number
2015.79

Series
Psychedelic

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Sybao Cheng-Wilson and William W. Wilson III

Rights and reproductions
© 2011 Estate of Ching Ho Cheng/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Ching Ho Cheng
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