Color lithograph; diptychexpand_more
Gift of Target Corporationexpand_more 2001.293.26
Rosenquist was strongly influenced by the large scale, bright colors, and simple forms of outdoor billboard advertising. In this early color lithograph, he depicts a severed telephone cable, a subject that apparently fascinated him and may have functioned as a metaphor for failed communication. When he was asked about his billboard work, Rosenquist replied that his intention is "…to get as far away from nature as possible." An oil painting of the same subject (dated 1970) is in the permanent collection of the Walker Art Center.
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