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Alexis Smith
Sea of Tranquility1982

Not on view
Mixed-media assemblage: a painted coastal seascape mounted in a salmon-pink and kelly-green fabric frame, with a corroded olive-green metal disk and a 'ROTO-CIRCLE' label affixed at center

Alexis Smith, Sea of Tranquility, 1982, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by James Burrows, Jerry and Joy Monkarsh, Stanley and Elyse Grinstein, Laura S. Maslon, and Terri and Michael Smooke, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Alexis Smith
United States, 1949-2023
Title
Sea of Tranquility
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1982
Medium
Oil on board, vinyl strapping, sprinkler head, sticker, and wood frame
Dimensions
Framed: 20 3/8 x 17 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. (51.76 x 44.77 x 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by James Burrows, Jerry and Joy Monkarsh, Stanley and Elyse Grinstein, Laura S. Maslon, and Terri and Michael Smooke
Accession Number
M.2000.49
Classification
Collages
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography

  • 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.

  • Graham, Anthony. Alexis Smith: The American Way. San Diego: Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; New York: Scala Arts Publishers, 2022.
Copyright
© Estate of Alexis Smith. Courtesy of the Estate of Alexis Smith and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York