Accession Number
2008/2.237

Title
Untitled (Cactus)

Artist(s)
Steve Keister

Object Creation Date
1998

Medium & Support
gouache on paper

Dimensions
12 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. (32.07 x 23.81 cm)

Credit Line
The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States, a joint initiative of the Trustees of the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection and the Nation Gallery of Art, with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute for Museum and Library Services

Label copy
Steve Keister
United States, born 1949
Untitled
1998
Gouache on paper
2008/2.237

Subject matter
A cactus with red blooms in terra cotta planter stands against a blue background, and is framed in orange paint with green at the corners.

Physical Description
Drawing on spiral sketchbook paper in green, blue and orange gouache inscribed with graphite pencil.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Primary Object Type
study

Additional Object Classification(s)
Drawing

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
deserts
drawing (image-making)
flowers (plant components)
pots (containers)
sketches
southwest (positional attribute)
terracottas (sculptural works)