Artworks

Blonde Betsey, 1976

  • Artist

    Frank Bowling

  • Title

    Blonde Betsey

  • Date

    1976

  • Medium

    Acrylic on canvas

  • Dimensions

    70 1/4 × 46 1/2 in. (178.4 × 118.1 cm) Frame: 71 1/2 × 48 × 2 1/8 in. (181.6 × 121.9 × 5.4 cm)

  • Credit line

    The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Ninah & Michael Lynne

  • Object Number

    2015.22

Blonde Betsey, named after Elizabeth Baker, the former longtime editor of Art in America, is part of Frank Bowling’s series of poured paintings. Characterized by a vertical tension and motion in the paint, these works were created during a period in the 1970s when Bowling was experimenting with color and form. Here, Bowling creates an interplay between the negative space on the outer edges of the canvas and the washes of deep citrine and blue that dominate the work.


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Artworks

Blonde Betsey, 1976

  • Artist

    Frank Bowling

  • Title

    Blonde Betsey

  • Date

    1976

  • Medium

    Acrylic on canvas

  • Dimensions

    70 1/4 × 46 1/2 in. (178.4 × 118.1 cm) Frame: 71 1/2 × 48 × 2 1/8 in. (181.6 × 121.9 × 5.4 cm)

  • Credit line

    The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Ninah & Michael Lynne

  • Object Number

    2015.22

Blonde Betsey, named after Elizabeth Baker, the former longtime editor of Art in America, is part of Frank Bowling’s series of poured paintings. Characterized by a vertical tension and motion in the paint, these works were created during a period in the 1970s when Bowling was experimenting with color and form. Here, Bowling creates an interplay between the negative space on the outer edges of the canvas and the washes of deep citrine and blue that dominate the work.


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