Moon Shot

Accession Number
1991/2.109.3

Title
Moon Shot

Artist(s)
Lowell Nesbitt

Object Creation Date
1969

Medium & Support
screenprint on paper

Dimensions
22 1/16 x 29 15/16 in. (56 x 76 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Reese and Marilyn Palley

Subject matter
Moon.

Physical Description
The scene depicts a quarter section of the moon on the left side of the composition. The face of the moon is made up of swirling, circular shapes, with two lines that cut through vertically, and two shorter lines on the top left that cut through horizontally. The right side of the composition is solid black, and the details of the moon fade to black near the bottom.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Abstract (fine arts style)
modern and contemporary art
moons

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