William Weege

When the heavy lowering sky presses down like a lid on the morning spirit...
1967

This image features a poster with a combination of text and artwork. The text is a quote from Baudelaire, describing a heavy, oppressive sky and a sense of despair and hopelessness. The artwork includes a line drawing of a figure with their hand to their forehead in a gesture of distress, set against a solid background on the right side of the poster. Below, there is a chaotic scene with figures that appear to be in various states of distress or combat. The color scheme is monochromatic, with the artwork in a sepia tone. The bottom of the poster includes the artist's name, Vita Wong, and the publisher's information, Happening Press, San Francisco.

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Date
1967

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 25 1/16 × 19in. (63.7 × 48.3 cm) Image: 25 1/16 × 19in. (63.7 × 48.3 cm)

Accession number
2017.10.60

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

API
artworks/56248

William Weege
7 works in the collection

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William Weege

When the heavy lowering sky presses down like a lid on the morning spirit... 1967

William Weege 7 works in the collection

When the heavy lowering sky presses down like a lid on the morning spirit...
1967

William Weege
7 works in the collection