Unknown artist

Tension
c. 1960–1970

Graphic artwork featuring multiple repetitions of the word "TENSION" in capital letters, with alternating red and blue stripes in the background, reminiscent of the United States flag. The pattern creates a visual effect that plays with the perception of depth and movement.
Graphic artwork featuring multiple repetitions of the word "TENSION" in capital letters, with alternating red and blue stripes in the background, reminiscent of the United States flag. The pattern creates a visual effect that plays with the perception of depth and movement.

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Date
c. 1960–1970

Classification
Prints

Medium
Offset lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 21 1/4 × 28 5/8in. (54 × 72.7 cm) Image: 21 1/4 × 28 5/8in. (54 × 72.7 cm)

Accession number
2017.10.10

Series
Daniel Wolf Collection of Protest Posters

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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