University Art Museum at New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Serving as an academic environment for the critical analysis of visual art in southern New Mexico.
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- Frances Whitehead
- Historiograph I, 1992
- Lithograph
- 24.5 x 37 in (62.23 x 93.98 cm)
- Framed: 32.75 x 44.375 x 1.5 in (83.19 x 112.71 x 3.81 cm)
- Signature: Recto: in image, top right in white pigment.
- Inv: 1996.1.7
Geometric typology study done in a blueprint style. The composition centers around a Torus (hollow donut like shape) and two Klein bottle shapes. The resin covered Torus measures roughly 28 1/2" wide and 5 1/2" tall. It is a dark red-brown and has a pale blue outline. In the left corner there are 2 collaged diagrams of the Torus and Klein bottle. The background imagery includes: a grid on the right, a large silhouette of the Klein bottle , math equations and numbers.
Palette: blue, tan, red-brown.
Finish: areas of matte and areas of gloss
Texture: smooth.
- Collections: Modern and Contemporary Art Collection, Paper Works
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