Spectator - Speed of Light
James Rosenquist
2001
Image not available — this artwork is under copyright
View on museum website →Medium
oil on linen
Dimensions
overall: 182.9 x 182.9 cm (72 x 72 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection
Accession Number
2010.14.2
About the Artist
James Rosenquist
James Rosenquist (1933–2017) was an American artist and a central figure of the Pop Art movement. Born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, he studied at the University of Minnesota and the Art Students League of New York. To support himself, he worked as a commercial billboard painter in Times Square — an experience that profoundly shaped his artistic vision and his command of monumental scale. Rosenqu...