Belching the Alphabet

Belching the Alphabet (Overall shot): A large vertically oriented print containing a grid layout (occupying three-quarter's of the image) of adolescent figures belching the alphabet in a black and white comic-like style. Each child have different expression to correspond with the sound of each letter. Lines work is use to accent the alphabetical characters to suggest vibration.
Belching the Alphabet (Overall shot)

A large vertically oriented print containing a grid layout (occupying three-quarter's of the image) of adolescent figures belching the alphabet in a black and white comic-like style. Each child have different expression to correspond with the sound of each letter. Lines work is use to accent the alphabetical characters to suggest vibration.

Name/Title

Belching the Alphabet

Entry/Object ID

2019.P-G.311

Description

A large vertically oriented print containing a grid layout (occupying three-quarter's of the image) of adolescent figures belching the alphabet in a black and white comic-like style. Each child have different expression to correspond with the sound of each letter. Lines work is use to accent the alphabetical characters to suggest vibration.

Collection

Palmeri-Goodstein Research Print Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Larry Diacleth

Role

Artist

Date made

2003

Time Period

21st Century

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Letters of the alphabet, Alphabets (Writing systems), Children's comics, Children, Belching, Burping, Humorous pictures, Black-and-white prints

Search Terms

Grid Layout, Grid Style

Dimensions

Height

22 in

Width

15 in

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Artist Nancy Palmeri, MFA

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Aug 2019