Jack Whitten Study for
Greek Alphabet Series # 3 (1977) Graphite, colored pencil, and whiting on paper; 17h x 19.5 w in (43.2 h x 49.5 w cm)
Works on paper and examples of paintings from
Greek Alphabet series of the late 1970s will also be on hand.
The first works by the late African American artist Jack Whitten to enter the museum's collection are the painting on paper Form (3rd Set) 2 (1965) and the drawing Study for
Greek Alphabet Series # 2 (1978).
Study for
Greek Alphabet Series # 2 is a symphony of visual noise with the artist abrading and scratching into the layered surface of graphite applied over a chalk ground.
Not exact matches
Benglis has been represented in Storm King's permanent collection since 1974, when «Nu», a knotted work made that year that is part of a
series of characters from the
Greek alphabet (and which is on view in this exhibition), was acquired.