Six Mile Bottom
1970
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lithograph and screenprint in gray and silver on Special Arjomari wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 40.6 x 55.8 cm (16 x 21 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist
Accession Number
1991.74.204
Art Historical Context
**Six Mile Bottom**, a captivating 1970 print by Frank Stella, exemplifies the artist's innovative approach to abstraction during a pivotal era in American art. Created as a lithograph and screen in subtle gray and silver tones on luxurious Special Arjomari w paper (sheet: 40.6 x 55.8 cm), this work measures 16 x 21 15/16 inches resides in the National Gallery of's print collection (Department: CG-W). Gifted by Gemini G.E.L. the artist himself, it highlights Stella's close collaboration with the renowned Los Angeles print workshop, which enabled him to translate his bold painting concepts into...
About the Artist
Frank Stella
Frank Stella, born on May 12, 1936, in Malden, Massachusetts, to first-generation Italian-American parents, grew up immersed in art from an early age. His father, a gynecologist who painted houses to fund medical school, enlisted young Stella in sanding and scraping tasks as an informal apprenticeship, while his mother, an artist who painted landscapes, further nurtured his creative inclinations. ...