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TV Still Life, from the portfolio 11 Pop Artists, Volume III

  • Tom Wesselmann, TV Still Life, from the portfolio 11 Pop Artists, Volume III, 1965, screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Morris Incorporated, 1966.29.29

Exhibition Label

By 1960, ninety percent of American households owned a television set. Tom Wesselmann offers an ironic update of the classic still life with this fixture of the twentieth century. He needed only a few colors and regimented lines to define a kitchen counter and tile backsplash.

Pop Art Prints, 2014

Title
TV Still Life, from the portfolio 11 Pop Artists, Volume III
Artist
Tom Wesselmann
Date
1965
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
29 x 38 in. (73.7 x 96.5 cm)
Copyright
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of Philip Morris Incorporated

Mediums Description
screenprint
Classifications
Graphic Arts
Print
Keywords
  • Still life – furniture – television
Object Number
1966.29.29
Palette
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