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UNIQUE ID: 
1.2011.520
Work Type: 
painting
Title: 
PH-158
Creation Date: 
1949
Work Creator Name: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Display Measurement: 
53 1/2 x 45 1/4 in. (135.9 x 115.1 cm)
Work Material Name: 
oil paint
Work Material Support Name: 
canvas
Current Work Location Name: 
Clyfford Still Museum
Creation Location: 
San Francisco, California
Work Inscription: 
Clyfford 1949
Work Inscription: 
painted 1949 San Francisco P-158 2 BW (circled) Parsons show 1951
Work Inscription: 
53 x 46" Clyfford 1949
Work Inscription: 
1949 PH-158
Work Inscription Author: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Inscription Author: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Inscription Author: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Relation: 
CPSA.SB007.B002.F011.001
Work Description: 
Black avian-like forms flutter across the predominantly white composition, clumping together in the top left and bottom right corner. A vertical blue form weaves its way through the black mass at top left, while flashes of yellow and red activate the black forms at the bottom right.
Citation: 
Clyfford Still, PH-158, 1949. Oil on canvas, 53 1/2 x 45 1/4 inches (135.9 x 115.1 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
Work Rights Statement: 
© City and County of Denver / ARS, NY
Image Holding Institution: 
Clyfford Still Museum
Image Collection Name: 
CSM Art Collection: Objects
Image Rights Statement: 
Photo: Gary Regester, courtesy the Clyfford Still Museum