LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2026
  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2026
Collections

Vija Celmins
Desert1975

Not on view
No image
Artist or Maker
Vija Celmins
Latvia, Riga, active United States, born 1938
Publisher
Cirrus Editions Ltd.
United States, California, Los Angeles
Printer
Lloyd Baggs
active United States
Title
Desert
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1975
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 1/4 × 20 in. (41.28 × 50.8 cm) Image: 12 1/2 × 16 1/2 in. (31.75 × 41.91 cm)
Credit Line
Cirrus Editions Archive. Purchased with funds provided by the Director's Roundtable, and gift of Cirrus Editions
Accession Number
M.86.2.571b
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Davis, Bruce. Made in L.A. The Prints of Cirrus Editions. New York, NY: D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, 1995.

Related Unframed

Related Unframed

Grounded: History Is in the Land
Grounded: History Is in the Land
  • June 16, 2026
  • Katherine Satorius
50 Works 50 Weeks: Sarah Rosalena’s “Threading the Infinite: Omnidirectional Terrain”
50 Works 50 Weeks: Sarah Rosalena’s “Threading the Infinite: Omnidirectional Terrain”
  • March 10, 2026
  • Sarah Rosalena, Alexander Schneider
Thinking of You, Earth
Thinking of You, Earth
  • April 22, 2025
  • Eve Schillo
In Memoriam: Elaine Wynn (1942–2025)
In Memoriam: Elaine Wynn (1942–2025)
  • April 17, 2025
  • Editors
This Week at LACMA
This Week at LACMA
  • November 3, 2024
  • Editors
American Artist: The Monophobic Response
American Artist: The Monophobic Response
  • June 21, 2024
  • Editors
Yassi Mazandi's The Thirty Birds Speaks to Migration, Climate, and the Search for Oneself
Yassi Mazandi's The Thirty Birds Speaks to Migration, Climate, and the Search for Oneself
  • April 4, 2024
  • Sajji Lazarus
Remembering Richard Serra
Remembering Richard Serra
  • April 3, 2024
  • Michael Govan
LACMA Favorites: Karla Diaz's Trenzas (Braids), My Alter Ego
LACMA Favorites: Karla Diaz's Trenzas (Braids), My Alter Ego
  • March 18, 2024
  • Claudine Dixon
In Memoriam: Robert Irwin (1928–2023)
In Memoriam: Robert Irwin (1928–2023)
  • October 30, 2023
  • Editors
The 2022 LACMA Holiday Gift Guide
The 2022 LACMA Holiday Gift Guide
  • December 3, 2022
  • Alexander Schneider
Coming Soon: BIGUIDIRIBELA by MUXX Project
Coming Soon: BIGUIDIRIBELA by MUXX Project
  • September 1, 2022
  • Joel Ferree
Zine-Making, Books, and Music Inspired by Cauleen Smith
Zine-Making, Books, and Music Inspired by Cauleen Smith
  • June 13, 2021
  • Asha Grant
The Case of Two Bernard Zimmermans
The Case of Two Bernard Zimmermans
  • March 24, 2021
  • Leah Lehmbeck
Doyle Lane’s Ceramic Innovations
Doyle Lane’s Ceramic Innovations
  • March 2, 2021
View from Here—Responding to the Present through LACMA’s Evolving Collection
View from Here—Responding to the Present through LACMA’s Evolving Collection
  • February 18, 2021
  • Rita Gonzalez
Art + Tech Lab Project Update—Searching for Te Lapa
Art + Tech Lab Project Update—Searching for Te Lapa
  • January 21, 2021
  • Kyle McDonald, Introduction by Joel Ferree
At Home with Rael San Fratello
At Home with Rael San Fratello
  • November 23, 2020
  • Joel Ferree
Calling out into the Darkness: Diana Thater and Art + Technology
Calling out into the Darkness: Diana Thater and Art + Technology
  • November 17, 2020
  • Joel Ferree
View from Here—Acquisition of Christina Fernandez Photographs
View from Here—Acquisition of Christina Fernandez Photographs
  • October 13, 2020
  • Dhyandra Lawson
Celebrating Cirrus: The Renowned L.A. Print Shop Turns 50
Celebrating Cirrus: The Renowned L.A. Print Shop Turns 50
  • September 15, 2020
  • Leslie Jones
Reading LACMA Objects as Products of Essential Agricultural Work
Reading LACMA Objects as Products of Essential Agricultural Work
  • September 4, 2020
  • Sarah Gomez
TamaYoga: An Experiential Art
TamaYoga: An Experiential Art
  • June 17, 2020
  • Chelo Montoya
How to Make One's Self into a Siren: An Acoustemological Mix by Curtis Tamm—Part 2
How to Make One's Self into a Siren: An Acoustemological Mix by Curtis Tamm—Part 2
  • May 15, 2020
  • Joel Ferree