Mare Imbrium

Nancy Grossman, Mare Imbrium, 1981-1982, paper, aniline dyes, ink, and graphite on board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1985.30.20, © 1982, Nancy Grossman
Nancy Grossman, Mare Imbrium, 1981-1982, paper, aniline dyes, ink, and graphite on board, sheet: 47 1⁄2 x 60 1⁄8 in. (120.5 x 152.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1985.30.20, © 1982, Nancy Grossman

Artwork Details

Title
Mare Imbrium
Artist
Date
1981-1982
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 47 1⁄2 x 60 1⁄8 in. (120.5 x 152.6 cm)
Copyright
© 1982, Nancy Grossman
Credit Line
Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
paper, aniline dyes, ink, and graphite on board
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1985.30.20
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.30.20

Artwork Description

Mare Imbrium, Latin for “sea of showers,” is the name of a huge crater on the moon caused by a meteor hitting the lunar surface some 3.8 billion years ago. A patchwork of stained and pasted bits of paper, the surface of Grossman’s collage captures the earth-bound view of light and shadows that cross the ancient “ocean.”


Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection, 2014

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Robbert Flick, SV012A/80, Downtown LA between Temple and Fourth, Looking West from Sequential Views, 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles, 1990.38.31, © 1980, Robbert Flick
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Robbert Flick, (SV186) At Pinnacles, 1990, 12 gelatin silver prints, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation, 1991.101A-L, © 1990, Robbert Flick
(SV186) At Pinnacles
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Date1990
12 gelatin silver prints
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Robbert Flick, Inglewood from Sequential Views, 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles, 1990.38.39, © 1980, Robbert Flick
Inglewood from Sequential Views
Artist
Date1980
gelatin silver print
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Robbert Flick, SV009/80, Marina del Ray, 180 Degree Views from Sequential Views, 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles, 1990.38.35, © 1980, Robbert Flick
SV009/80, Marina del Ray, 180 Degree Views from Sequential…
Artist
Date1980
gelatin silver print
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