Space Dust
Date1989
MediumPaper, paint, dye, and lithograph on paper
DimensionsSheet: 66 1/2 × 105 1/4 inches (168.9 × 267.3 cm)
Framed: 69 1/4 × 108 × 2 1/2 inches (175.9 × 274.3 × 6.4 cm)
Portfolio/Series"Welcome to the Water Planet" series
Credit LineGift of Josh and Kelley Keller.
Object number2022.81
Copyright© 2023 James Rosenquist, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextJames Rosenquist was a leading figure of the pop art movement in the United States alongside Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Early in his career, Rosenquist worked as a billboard painter, which later informed his practice of using commercial imagery and creating on an exceptionally large scale. 'Space Dust' is part of the print series 'Welcome to the Water Planet' that considers the impact of consumer culture on the planet. In this collaged lithograph, Rosenquist reconfigured the familiar imagery of everyday objects such as pencils and a clock into a spacecraft-like form set against a celestial background that shows the "Water Planet" or Earth.
