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A painting features a person with gray-toned skin in a red cap, white turtleneck, and orange striped pants, seated on a green I-beam. The I-beam forms a cross shape against a clear blue background.

Amy Sherald. If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it. 2019. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee, Sascha S. Bauer, Jack Cayre, Nancy Carrington Crown, Nancy Poses, Laura Rapp, and Elizabeth Redleaf

A painting features a person with gray-toned skin in a red cap, white turtleneck, and orange striped pants, seated on a green I-beam. The I-beam forms a cross shape against a clear blue background.

If You Surrendered to the Air, You Could Ride It

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Art Object Info

Amy Sherald
(1973)

Medium:
Oil on canvas
Size:
Depth: 2 1/2"
Width: 108"
Height: 130"
Date:
2019
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee, Sascha S. Bauer, Jack Cayre, Nancy Carrington Crown, Nancy Poses, Laura Rapp, and Elizabeth Redleaf BMA

If You Surrendered to the Air, You Could Ride It

Amy Sherald
(1973)
Date:
2019
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Size:
Depth: 2 1/2"
Width: 108"
Height: 130"
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee, Sascha S. Bauer, Jack Cayre, Nancy Carrington Crown, Nancy Poses, Laura Rapp, and Elizabeth Redleaf BMA