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First Portrait of the Brand New Star, from Screen Prints 1970

A work made of color screenprint on off-white wove paper.
© Karl Wirsum.

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  • A work made of color screenprint on off-white wove paper.

Date:

1970

Artist:

Karl Wirsum (American, 1939-2021)
conceived, organized, and produced by Sonia Sheridan
produced by The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Advance Screen Company, Chicago
distributed by The Goodlion

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Karl Wirsum

Title

First Portrait of the Brand New Star, from Screen Prints 1970

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1970

Medium

Color screenprint on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

38.1 × 38.1 cm (15 × 15 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary E. Stauss

Reference Number

2005.589.75

Copyright

© Karl Wirsum.

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