John Baldessari

Two Sets (One with Bench)
1989–1990

A black and white composite photograph with two distinct sections. The top section shows a serene park scene with a bench under a tree and a street lamp, while the bottom section depicts a chaotic tangle of bare tree branches in a snowy landscape. Both sections have a redacted area: the top has a red square over the center, and the bottom has a black rectangle at the lower edge.
A black and white composite photograph with two distinct sections. The top section shows a serene park scene with a bench under a tree and a street lamp, while the bottom section depicts a chaotic tangle of bare tree branches in a snowy landscape. Both sections have a redacted area: the top has a red square over the center, and the bottom has a black rectangle at the lower edge.

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Date
1989–1990

Classification
Prints

Medium
Photogravure and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 47 9/16 × 29 3/4in. (120.8 × 75.6 cm) Image (upper): 22 5/8 × 27 5/8in. (57.5 × 70.2 cm) Image (lower): 22 5/8 × 27 5/8in. (57.5 × 70.2 cm)

Accession number
90.39

Edition
23/45

Publication
Printed by Patricia Branstead, New York; published by Brooke Alexander Editions

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
© John Baldessari
Permission courtesy of the artist

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