Celebrating 15 Years Above Ground: Untitled: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Serigraph, or screen print, in the graffiti-style created by the New York graffiti artist, Crash for the exhibition, Celebrating 15 Years Above Ground, at NEBO Fine Art Studio. In the upper right corner is the artist's rendition of the science-fiction character, R2D2, from the movie Star Wars. Below this figure is a man's face, frowning. Directly below the man's face are paint splaters and the word EXIT spelled out five times. The serigraph is signed and dated by the artist in the lower left corner with the edition [75/100] in the lower right.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1995
• Created by: John Matos, American, born 1961
• Printed by: NEBO Fine Art Studio, American, founded 1980s
• Type: screen prints
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 13 3/4 x 11 in. (34.9 x 27.9 cm)
• Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Art
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Object number: 2011.148.14.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Dondi White Estate
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © John "Crash" Matos Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.