DENEB

Artist/Maker William T. Wiley (American, 1937–2021)

Date1996

MediumColor lithograph

DimensionsImage: 25 × 18 1/8 in. (63.5 × 46 cm)
Sheet: 30 1/16 × 22 1/4 in. (76.4 × 56.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Lauretta M. Dennis

Edition265

Object number1997.40.2

Status

Not on view

The playful inscription in this print describes Deneb, the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus. Deneb is a supergiant-a highly massive, short-lived star undergoing the end stages of stellar evolution.

Exhibition History

New Acquisitions, 1996-1997

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 10, 1998 - March 22, 1998 )

Starry Dome: Astronomy in Art and the Imagination

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 1, 2009 - December 23, 2009 )

Collections

Modern & Contemporary

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