John Baldessari American, 1931-2020 © Estate of John Baldessari. Image courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York. Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page. download Expand image Close Search the Site Teaching a Plant the Alphabet, 1972 Artwork Details Materials single-channel video; black and white, sound Measurements running time: 18 minutes, 40 seconds Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum Credit Albert H. Tracy Fund, by exchange, 2021 Accession ID 2021:13.3 More details Provenance: purchased by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery through Electronic Arts Intermix, 2021. Object Classifications: Video art Work Type: Single-channel video Information may change due to ongoing research. Glossary of Terms Other Works by This Artist Previous slide Next slide Orange from the portfolio Raw Prints, 1976 John Baldessari Raw Prints Portfolio (Orange, Green, Purple, Yellow, Red, Blue), 1976 John Baldessari Purple from the portfolio Raw Prints, 1976 John Baldessari Yellow from the portfolio Raw Prints, 1976 John Baldessari Red from the portfolio Raw Prints, 1976 John Baldessari Blue from the portfolio Raw Prints, 1976 John Baldessari Green from the portfolio Raw Prints, 1976 John Baldessari I am making art, 1971 John Baldessari Two Compositions (Formal;Informal/Male;Female), 1990 John Baldessari Collection Highlights All Collection Highlights Previous slide Next slide Page Boy at Maxim's, ca. 1927 Chaïm Soutine Dream Displacement, 1976 Paul Sharits Mirrored Room, 1966 Lucas Samaras La Toilette, 1906 Pablo Picasso Chemin de halage à Argenteuil (Towpath at Argenteuil, Winter), 1875-1876 Claude Monet Crowded Hearts, 1987 John Chamberlain Portrait de Mlle Rose Caron (Portrait of Rose Caron), ca. 1892 Edgar Degas Man with Dog, 1953 Francis Bacon Mademoiselle Pogany II, 1920 Constantin Brancusi Related People John Baldessari