The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 12, 2026

A horizontally oriented screenprint in black ink depicts a dense, interlocking composition of geometric and organic forms within an oval framed by a notched border. Motifs of checkerboards, zigzags, and parallel lines interweave through the layered arrangement against an off-white background. On the left, a dark shape features two white circles, while on the right, a square form contains a central circle. Thick lines and solid areas define the complex, abstract scene.

Hello Steve: Print Number Eleven: Thunder and Short Beer

1947

Steve Wheeler

(American, 1912–1992)
America
screenprint
Book: 26.9 x 34.2 cm (10 9/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
Gift of the Richard York Gallery and the Steve Wheeler estate 1998.145.q
Location: Not on view

Description

Wheeler's work was influenced by the overall patterning and shallow space of Northwest Coast Indian Art, Surrealism, and the whimsical abstractions of Paul Klee. Wheeler was the unofficial leader of a loosely organized group of artists known as the Indian Space Painters whose hard-edged, carefully planned works emphasized the relationship between positive and negative space.
  • {{cite web|title=Hello Steve: Print Number Eleven: Thunder and Short Beer|url=false|author=Steve Wheeler|year=1947|access-date=12 July 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1998.145.q