A color print of a stylized pink and white blooming plant, made up of a kaleidoscope of geometric shapes, on a bright yellow background.

Desert Plant

Ruth Asawa (1926-2013)

Date

1965
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Lithograph
Dimensions

18 x 18 1/16 in.
Edition

11 artist's edition, 9 Tamarind impressions
Inscriptions

Verso:
l.r. in graphite: 1460 \ TAM IMP ASAWA
Collection Name

Tamarind Lithography Workshop Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1965.181
Copyright

© 1965 Ruth Asawa

Ruth Asawa: Organic Meditations

March 13–October 14, 2012

Ruth Asawa: Organic Meditations features an elegant series of lithographs created during the artist’s fellowship at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in the mid-1960s that invite viewers to contemplate her unique vision of the natural world’s beauty and wonders.
Drawn to Nature

May 25–September 29, 2024

Organized by the Carter, Drawn to Nature highlights depictions of nature from the Carter’s works on paper holdings from the 18th through the 21st centuries.

Location: On view

Part of: Tamarind Lithography Workshop Collection

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