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Two rectangles of positive space; each consists of multiple thin, parallel lines; one is darker, the lighter one is very pale and is made up of thinner, more closely spaced lines; both of these are on an off-white ground.
Green Giant
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Green Giant

Artist Gene Davis (American, 1920 - 1985)
Publisher/Publishing House London Arts Group
Date1980
MediumColor lithograph
DimensionsFrame: 35 3/4 x 38 3/4 in., (90.81 x 98.43 cm,)
Image: 25 3/4 x 28 3/4 in. (65.41 x 73.03 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Eugene Ivan Schuster
Object number1996.33.12
Collections
Visual DescriptionTwo rectangles of positive space; each consists of multiple thin, parallel lines; one is darker, the lighter one is very pale and is made up of thinner, more closely spaced lines; both of these are on an off-white ground.
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