Mary Beth Edelson

Red Sophia

1974–1975

A tall triangular wooden sculpture painted with dark stripes and topped by a large red circular halo.
A tall triangular wooden sculpture painted with dark stripes and topped by a large red circular halo.

Mary Beth Edelson, Red Sophia, 1974–1975. Acrylic and housepaint on plywood, overall: 96 1/8 × 47 11/16 in. (244.2 × 121.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Director's Discretionary Fund 2020.2. © Mary Beth Edelson, courtesy David Lewis, New York

Recto

Not on view

Date
1974–1975

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Acrylic and housepaint on plywood

Dimensions
Overall: 96 1/8 × 47 11/16 in. (244.2 × 121.1 cm)

Accession number
2020.2

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

Rights and reproductions
© Mary Beth Edelson, courtesy David Lewis, New York

API
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