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Smashed Strokes Hope

Joan SnyderWW-1971-008419
1971·Oil on canvas·72 in. × 12 ft. (182.9 × 365.8 cm)

Partial and Promised Gift of Stephanie H. Bernheim, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2017

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Year
1971
Dimensions
72 in. × 12 ft. (182.9 × 365.8 cm)

Artist

Joan Snyder
Joan Snyder

Painting

Joan Snyder is an American painter known for gestural abstraction and mixed-media work that combines acrylic, oil, and collage elements on canvas. Working since the 1970s, she builds layered, energetic compositions that emphasize the mark-making process itself, often incorporating text, pattern, and found materials. Her practice engages with both formal abstraction and a distinctly personal visual vocabulary.

Highland Park, NJ, USA

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Year
1971
Dimensions
72 in. × 12 ft. (182.9 × 365.8 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1971-008419

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Artist

Joan Snyder

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