The Big Sky

Print

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Front of print: A large lithograph print on deckle edged paper featuring a central black and white image of the stitched doll of a wingless and legless bird on a stand, with a string tail trailing off to the left. The bird's head is turned to watch a ribboned kite float in a hazy sky. Beneath the image is a single greenish feather.
Front of print

A large lithograph print on deckle edged paper featuring a central black and white image of the stitched doll of a wingless and legless bird on a stand, with a string tail trailing off to the left. The bird's head is turned to watch a ribboned kite float in a hazy sky. Beneath the image is a single greenish feather.

Name/Title

The Big Sky

Entry/Object ID

2019.P-G.135

Description

A large lithograph print on deckle edged paper featuring a central black and white image of the stitched doll of a wingless and legless bird on a stand, with a string tail trailing off to the left. The bird's head is turned to watch a ribboned kite float in a hazy sky. Beneath the image is a single greenish feather.

Context

A doll of a flightless bird on a stand watches a kite float through the sky.

Collection

Palmeri-Goodstein Research Print Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Michael Barnes

Role

Artist

Date made

Jan 1, 2002 - Dec 31, 2002

Time Period

21st Century

Edition

Edition Size

6

Edition Number

6

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Lithography

Search Terms

Bird, doll, stitched, flightless, kite, flying, feather, sky, black and white

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Print

Dimensions

Height

20-1/8 in

Width

15-1/8 in

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Artist Nancy Palmeri, MFA

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Aug 2019