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Hello Steve: Print Number Eleven: Thunder and Short Beer

1947

Steve Wheeler

(American, 1912–1992)
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Culture
America
Medium
screenprint
Measurements
Book: 26.9 x 34.2 cm (10 9/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Richard York Gallery and the Steve Wheeler estate 1998.145.q
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Wheeler's work was influenced by the overall patterning and shallow space of Northwest Coast Indian Art, Surrealism, and the whimsical abstractions of Paul Klee. Wheeler was the unofficial leader of a loosely organized group of artists known as the Indian Space Painters whose hard-edged, carefully planned works emphasized the relationship between positive and negative space.
A horizontally oriented screenprint in black ink depicts a dense, interlocking composition of geometric and organic forms within an oval framed by a notched border. Motifs of checkerboards, zigzags, and parallel lines interweave through the layered arrangement against an off-white background. On the left, a dark shape features two white circles, while on the right, a square form contains a central circle. Thick lines and solid areas define the complex, abstract scene.

Hello Steve: Print Number Eleven: Thunder and Short Beer

1947

Steve Wheeler

(American, 1912–1992)
America

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