Sea of Tranquility

© Alexis Smith
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Sea of Tranquility

United States, 1982
Collages
Oil on board, vinyl strapping, sprinkler head, sticker, and wood frame
Framed: 20 3/8 x 17 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. (51.76 x 44.77 x 3.81 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by James Burrows, Jerry and Joy Monkarsh, Stanley and Elyse Grinstein, Laura S. Maslon, and Terri and Michael Smooke (M.2000.49)
Contemporary Art
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Graham, Anthony. Alexis Smith: The American Way. San Diego: Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; New York: Scala Arts Publishers, 2022.

  • Barron, Stephanie, S. Bernstein and I. S. Fort, with essays by Stephanie Barron, Sherri Bernstein, M. Dear, Howard N. Fox and Richard Rodriguez.  Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity, 1900-2000.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Berkeley:  University of California Press, Berkeley, 2000.

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