Time Is a River

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Time Is a River

1988

Paul Thek (American, 1933–1988)

For a quarter century Paul Thek's art was concerned with time, dwelling on subjects such as clocks, newspapers, calendars, and astronomical phenomena that symbolized the mysteries of the human condition. While consistent with this line of thought, Time Is a River-the first in a series of six paintings on newspaper-is a poignant meditation on death, created in the months before the artist died of AIDS.

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Object Details

Title:

Time Is a River

Date:

1988

Artist:

Paul Thek (American, 1933–1988)

Medium:

Acrylic paint and gesso on printed newspaper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 21 x 27 inches (53.3 x 68.6 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Alice Newton Osborn Fund, 1992

Accession Number:

1992-126-1

Geography:

Made in New York, New York, United States, North and Central America

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