David Weidman

American
(1921–2014)

Poleslope
1969

Silkscreen/serigraph
28 x 32 in.
Gift of the Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation
1984.411

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This object has the following keywords:

• abstract - Genre of visual arts in which figurative subjects or other forms are simplified or changed in their representation so that they do not portray a recognizable person, object, thing, etc.; may reference an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object. For the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances, prefer "abstraction." For 20th-century art styles that were a reaction against the traditional European conception of art as the imitation of nature, use "Abstract (fine arts style)."
• circles
• Letters of the alphabet
• lights
• polygons - Geometric plane figures having three or more straight sides and the same number of angles.
• power lines - Wires used for transmitting a supply of electrical energy to buildings.
• triangles
• words - Single distinct meaningful elements of speech or writing.

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Woodcuts for Kathy Puzey's Spring 2012 Printmaking Class , 2/3/2012 - 10/12/2012