Steve Wheeler

Peg Taking a Drag
1947

A black and white abstract print featuring a complex array of shapes and patterns that include swirls, checkerboards, and various geometric forms. Some shapes resemble eyes and faces, while others are more mechanical or symbolic, creating a sense of organized chaos.
A black and white abstract print featuring a complex array of shapes and patterns that include swirls, checkerboards, and various geometric forms. Some shapes resemble eyes and faces, while others are more mechanical or symbolic, creating a sense of organized chaos.

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Date
1947

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 10 × 11 15/16in. (25.4 × 30.3 cm) Image: 9 1/4 × 10 9/16in. (23.5 × 26.8 cm)

Accession number
95.26

Series
Hello Steve

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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artworks/9555

Steve Wheeler
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