Antares

Media - 1980.36.13 - SAAM-1980.36.13_2 - 136235
Copied Alma Thomas, Antares, 1972, acrylic on canvas, 65 3⁄4 x 56 1⁄2 in. (167.0 x 143.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of the artist, 1980.36.13

Artwork Details

Title
Antares
Artist
Date
1972
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
65 3⁄4 x 56 1⁄2 in. (167.0 x 143.5 cm)
Markings
lower right in acrylic: A.W.T./'72 back upper left in pen: "Antares"/'72 back upper right in pen: Alma W. Thomas/1530 15th St, NW/Wash., D.C. back center right in acrylic: 57 x 66 stretcher center left in ink: 57 x 66 (written upside-down)
Credit Line
Bequest of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
acrylic on canvas
Classifications
Highlights
Keywords
  • Nonrepresentational
  • Abstract
Object Number
1980.36.13
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.36.13

Artwork Description

This densely patterned monochromatic canvas conjures the intensely hot surface of the star Antares. One of the brightest and most massive stars in the galaxy, Antares earned its name—meaning, in Greek, “rival of Mars”—due to its similar appearance to the red planet.