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15 Years Magnified Through a Drop of Water by James Rosenquist

15 Years Magnified Through a Drop of Water

James Rosenquist · 1972

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DETAILS
Artist
James Rosenquist
Date
1972
Medium
Color printing inks and black fiber-tip pen on wood yardstick
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
U.L.A.E. Collection acquired through a challenge grant of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dittmer; purchased with funds provided by supporters of the Department of Prints and Drawings; Centennial Endowment; Margaret Fisher Endowment Fund
ART MOVEMENTS
Postmodernism
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THE ARTIST

James Rosenquist

From painting billboards in Times Square to creating monumental Pop Art canvases, James Rosenquist transformed commercial imagery into fine art.

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